Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,829 times 138 Legal AnalysesHolding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"
Warth v. Seldin
422 U.S. 490 (1975) Cited 11,861 times 14 Legal AnalysesHolding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"
Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.
435 U.S. 589 (1978) Cited 6,014 times 9 Legal AnalysesHolding that "business information that might harm a litigant's competitive standing" can constitute a sufficient reason to preserve records under seal
Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
439 U.S. 322 (1979) Cited 4,236 times 8 Legal AnalysesHolding that district courts have discretion to refuse to apply offensive non-mutual collateral estoppel against a defendant if such an application of the doctrine would be unfair
Bender v. Williamsport Area School Dist
475 U.S. 534 (1986) Cited 2,893 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that a school board member sued in his official capacity was bound by the board’s litigation decisions and could not file his own notice of appeal
Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams
532 U.S. 105 (2001) Cited 1,536 times 52 Legal AnalysesHolding that the phrase "any other class of workers engaged in ... commerce," following the specific examples of seamen and railroad employees, includes only "transportation workers," because construing it to include all other workers "fails to give independent effect to the statute’s enumeration of the specific categories of workers" that precede it
National Organization for Women, Inc. v. Scheidler
510 U.S. 249 (1994) Cited 949 timesHolding that "RICO contains no economic motive requirement"
Blonder-Tongue v. University Foundation
402 U.S. 313 (1971) Cited 2,222 times 13 Legal AnalysesHolding issue preclusion inappropriate when "without fault of his own the [party to be precluded] was deprived of crucial evidence or witnesses in the first litigation"
Pansy v. Borough of Stroudsburg
23 F.3d 772 (3d Cir. 1994) Cited 1,126 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that a Settlement Agreement never filed with, interpreted by, or enforced in the district court is not a judicial record accessible under the right of access doctrine
In re Cendant Corp.
260 F.3d 183 (3d Cir. 2001) Cited 579 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the "right of access should be applied ... with particular strictness" due to "the peculiar posture of class actions whereby some members of the public are also parties to the class action"
Section 1334 - Bankruptcy cases and proceedings
28 U.S.C. § 1334 Cited 40,691 times 57 Legal AnalysesGranting "exclusive jurisdiction" to a federal court handling a bankruptcy case "of all the property, wherever located, of the debtor as of the commencement of such case, and of property of the estate"
Section 158 - Appeals
28 U.S.C. § 158 Cited 18,113 times 57 Legal AnalysesGranting district courts appellate jurisdiction over "final judgments, orders, and decrees" of bankruptcy courts
Section 350 - Closing and reopening cases
11 U.S.C. § 350 Cited 1,813 times 3 Legal AnalysesProviding that “ case may be reopened in the court in which such case was closed to administer assets, to accord relief to the debtor, or for other cause.”
Section 107 - Public access to papers
11 U.S.C. § 107 Cited 1,263 times 5 Legal AnalysesGranting access to “protected” information “to an entity acting pursuant to the police or regulatory power of a domestic governmental unit”
Rule 9018 - Secret, Confidential, Scandalous, or Defamatory Matter
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9018 Cited 105 timesReferring to a "paper filed in a case under the Code"
Rule 2019 - Disclosure Regarding Creditors and Equity Security Holders in Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 Cases
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2019 Cited 70 times 4 Legal AnalysesRequiring specific disclosures "except with respect to a committee appointed pursuant to § 1102 or 1114 of the Code"