Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 235,866 times 38 Legal AnalysesHolding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
477 U.S. 317 (1986) Cited 216,014 times 40 Legal AnalysesHolding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"
Zadvydas v. Davis
533 U.S. 678 (2001) Cited 4,256 times 17 Legal AnalysesHolding that the Government's detention authority under Section 1231 is authorized for "a period reasonably necessary to secure removal"
Blackledge v. Allison
431 U.S. 63 (1977) Cited 9,292 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the district court erred in summarily dismissing petitioner's habeas petition and stating that, on remand, the district court may either hold an evidentiary hearing or utilize other measures, such as ordering expansion of the record, which may render a hearing unnecessary
Clark v. Martinez
543 U.S. 371 (2005) Cited 921 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that § 1231 does not authorize indefinite detention
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
542 U.S. 507 (2004) Cited 612 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that exigencies of national security caution against full trial-type procedures to alleviate burden on Executive
Rasul v. Bush
542 U.S. 466 (2004) Cited 547 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that § 2241 extends to Guantanamo detainees
Sanders v. United States
373 U.S. 1 (1963) Cited 2,283 timesHolding that a district court could only use the prior determination to deny a subsequent petition when the prior determination was on the merits
Greene v. Dalton
164 F.3d 671 (D.C. Cir. 1999) Cited 950 timesHolding that the defendant could avoid liability in connection with a claim that a supervisor sexually assaulted a subordinate only if the defendant could show that the plaintiff failed to act reasonably in reporting the supervisor's behavior prior to the sexual assault
Laningham v. U.S. Navy
813 F.2d 1236 (D.C. Cir. 1987) Cited 1,154 timesFinding that Navy did not act intentionally or willfully under § 552a(g) because it was "warranted [in its] belief that its actions were lawful [under the Privacy Act]"
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,220 times 158 Legal AnalysesHolding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 2243 - Issuance of writ; return; hearing; decision
28 U.S.C. § 2243 Cited 9,835 times 5 Legal AnalysesIn 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and 2244, the word "entertain" means a federal district court's conclusion, after examination of the habeas corpus application with such accompanying papers as the court deems necessary, that a hearing on the merits, legal or factual, is proper.
Section 1231 - Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed
8 U.S.C. § 1231 Cited 7,784 times 13 Legal AnalysesConcluding that once petitioner's removal order was reinstated, he was no longer eligible for "relief" in the form of adjustment of status-even if he could obtain a Form I-212 waiver
Rule 81 - Applicability of the Rules in General; Removed Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 81 Cited 3,690 times 6 Legal AnalysesRecognizing that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure "apply to proceedings for habeas corpus . . . to the extent that the practice in those proceedings: is not specified in a federal statute, the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, or the Rules Governing Section 2255 Cases; and (B) has previously conformed to the practice in civil actions."