Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Obergefell v. Hodges

Holding that the Fourteenth Amendment protects the right of same-sex couples to marry in light of doctrinal developments, as well as fundamentally changed social understanding

Lichtenstein v. Univ. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr.

Holding that whether the case could proceed under a mixed-motive instruction was not relevant because the case could proceed under "the more taxing McDonnell Douglas standard"

Hively v. Ivy Tech Cmty. Coll. of Ind.

Holding that Title VII prohibits associational discrimination on the basis of race as well as color, national origin, religion, and sex

Christiansen v. Omnicom Grp., Inc.

Holding that, at the pleading stage, the court does not "weigh the evidence" nor "evaluate the likelihood" that a plaintiff's claims will prevail

Bibby v. Phila. Coca Cola Bottling Co.

Holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation

Coleman v. Caritas

Applying the same test for an ADA retaliation claim to a PFPO retaliation claim

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

Rule 10 - Form of Pleadings

Holding exhibits attached to complaint may be treated as part of complaint for purposes of ruling on 12(b) motion

Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Section 10:5-1 - Short title

Section 10:5-5 - Definitions relative to discrimination

Defining the term "place of public accommodation" to include, but not be limited to, the following: "any tavern, roadhouse, hotel, motel, trailer camp, summer camp, day camp, or resort camp, whether for entertainment of transient guests or accommodation of those seeking health, recreation, or rest; any producer, manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retail shop, store, establishment, or concession dealing with goods or services of any kind; any restaurant, eating house, or place where food is sold for consumption on the premises; any place maintained for the sale of ice cream, ice and fruit preparations or their derivatives, soda water or confections, or where any beverages of any kind are retailed for consumption on the premises; any garage, any public conveyance operated on land or water or in the air or any stations and terminals thereof; any bathhouse, boardwalk, or seashore accommodation; any auditorium, meeting place, or hall; any theatre, motion-picture house, music hall, roof garden, skating rink, swimming pool, amusement and recreation park, fair, bowling alley, gymnasium, shooting gallery, billiard and pool parlor, or other place of amusement; any comfort station; any dispensary, clinic, or hospital; any public library; and any kindergarten, primary and secondary school, trade or business school, high school, academy, college and university, or any educational institution under the supervision of the State Board of Education or the Commissioner of Education of the State of New Jersey."