18 Cited authorities

Neitzke v. Williams
490 U.S. 319 (1989) Cited 55,752 times
Holding that "an in forma pauperis pro se complaint may only be dismissed as frivolous ... when the petitioner cannot make any claim with a rational or arguable basis in law or in fact"
Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,812 times 138 Legal Analyses
Holding 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"
Hunt v. Washington Apple Advertising Comm'n
432 U.S. 333 (1977) Cited 4,434 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that North Carolina's statute banning state grading of apples was discriminatory even though six other states also had no state grading
United States v. Hays
515 U.S. 737 (1995) Cited 960 times
Holding that while a plaintiff residing in a racially gerrymandered district had standing to challenge the redistricting, a plaintiff not residing in such a district lacked standing to challenge the redistricting
Lance v. Coffman
549 U.S. 437 (2007) Cited 574 times
Holding that plaintiffs lacked standing because “[t]he only injury [they] allege is that the law ... has not been followed”
Thornburg v. Gingles
478 U.S. 30 (1986) Cited 947 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that appellate courts can correct errors, "including those that may infect a so-called mixed finding of law and fact, or a finding of fact that is predicated on a misunderstanding of the governing rule of law"
Holder v. Hall
512 U.S. 874 (1994) Cited 216 times
Holding that the size of a governing body is not subject to a Section 2 vote dilution challenge
Upham v. Seamon
456 U.S. 37 (1982) Cited 170 times
Concluding that federal courts must defer to the legislative preferences absent a finding of a constitutional or statutory violation
Nipper v. Smith
39 F.3d 1494 (11th Cir. 1994) Cited 136 times
Holding that the existence of racial bias in the community is relevant to a § 2 claim
National Alliance v. Bd. of County Comm
376 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir. 2004) Cited 36 times
Holding that, in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28, failure to include "citations to the . . . parts of the record on which the appellant relies" may result in waiver
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 345,620 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 10301 - Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color through voting qualifications or prerequisites; establishment of violation
52 U.S.C. § 10301 Cited 413 times 3 Legal Analyses
Providing that relevant inquiry is into "the totality of circumstances"

Georgia State Conference of The Naacp et al v. Gwinnett County, Georgia et al

18 Cited authorities

Holding that "an in forma pauperis pro se complaint may only be dismissed as frivolous ... when the petitioner cannot make any claim with a rational or arguable basis in law or in fact"

Holding 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"

Holding that North Carolina's statute banning state grading of apples was discriminatory even though six other states also had no state grading

Holding that while a plaintiff residing in a racially gerrymandered district had standing to challenge the redistricting, a plaintiff not residing in such a district lacked standing to challenge the redistricting

Holding that plaintiffs lacked standing because “[t]he only injury [they] allege is that the law ... has not been followed”

Holding that appellate courts can correct errors, "including those that may infect a so-called mixed finding of law and fact, or a finding of fact that is predicated on a misunderstanding of the governing rule of law"

Holding that the size of a governing body is not subject to a Section 2 vote dilution challenge

Concluding that federal courts must defer to the legislative preferences absent a finding of a constitutional or statutory violation

Holding that the existence of racial bias in the community is relevant to a § 2 claim

Holding that, in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28, failure to include "citations to the . . . parts of the record on which the appellant relies" may result in waiver

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

Providing that relevant inquiry is into "the totality of circumstances"