28 Cited authorities

Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 29,335 times 144 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"
Spencer v. Kemna
523 U.S. 1 (1998) Cited 5,812 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that habeas petition had become moot after petitioner was released from second stint of incarceration following parole revocation because he had failed to show that "time between parole revocation and expiration of sentence is always so short as to evade review" and that he again likely would face parole revocation
Mine Workers v. Gibbs
383 U.S. 715 (1966) Cited 18,288 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that supplemental jurisdiction is a "doctrine of discretion"
Allen v. Wright
468 U.S. 737 (1984) Cited 4,894 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that, even when plaintiffs allege "one of the most serious injuries recognized in our legal system," it's not justiciable where "the chain of causation between the challenged Government conduct and the asserted injury are far too weak for the chain as a whole to sustain respondents' standing"
Baker v. Carr
369 U.S. 186 (1962) Cited 5,306 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"
Flast v. Cohen
392 U.S. 83 (1968) Cited 3,184 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that taxpayers have an adequate stake in the outcome of Establishment Clause litigation to satisfy Article III standing requirements, after stating that "[o]ur history vividly illustrates that one of the specific evils feared by those who drafted the Establishment Clause and fought for its adoption was that the taxing and spending power would be used to favor one religion over another or to support religion in general"
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. v. Does 1-40
326 F. Supp. 2d 556 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) Cited 1,395 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that disclosure of alleged copyright infringers by third-party ISPs did not violate the First Amendment
Tamburo v. Dworkin
601 F.3d 693 (7th Cir. 2010) Cited 723 times
Holding that personal jurisdiction existed over a defendant who used "blast emails" to defame the plaintiff business and generate a boycott, noting that some of these messages even listed the plaintiff's address and urged people to harass the plaintiff
California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz
416 U.S. 21 (1974) Cited 463 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that regulations were "reasonable in the light of [their] statutory purpose, and consistent with the Fourth Amendment"
Arista Records LLC v. John Does 1-19
551 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2008) Cited 515 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that record companies' need for disclosure from ISP of names, addresses, telephone numbers, email address and Media Access Control addresses of unidentified defendants who had allegedly downloaded and distributed copyrighted recordings outweighed any First Amendment grounds and refusing to quash, on First Amendment grounds, companies' subpoena seeking such information from ISP
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 362,607 times 962 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 4 - Summons
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 Cited 73,881 times 129 Legal Analyses
Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 23,524 times 16 Legal Analyses
Providing for service via CM/ECF Systems
Rule 17 - Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 17 Cited 9,622 times 23 Legal Analyses
Providing that, for this type of entity, "[c]apacity to sue or be sued is determined . . . by the law of the state where the court is located"
Section 101 - Definitions
17 U.S.C. § 101 Cited 6,599 times 181 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the United States' adherence to provisions of the Berne Convention of 1886
Section 106 - Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
17 U.S.C. § 106 Cited 3,932 times 111 Legal Analyses
Granting the owners of copyrights in “literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works” the exclusive right “to display the copyrighted work publicly”

Hard Drive Productions, Inc. v. Does 1-1000

28 Cited authorities

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 supplemental jurisdiction is a "doctrine of discretion"

Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"

Holding that disclosure of alleged copyright infringers by third-party ISPs did not violate the First Amendment

Holding that personal jurisdiction existed over a defendant who used "blast emails" to defame the plaintiff business and generate a boycott, noting that some of these messages even listed the plaintiff's address and urged people to harass the plaintiff

Holding that regulations were "reasonable in the light of [their] statutory purpose, and consistent with the Fourth Amendment"

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

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Providing for service via CM/ECF Systems

Providing that, for this type of entity, "[c]apacity to sue or be sued is determined . . . by the law of the state where the court is located"

Recognizing the United States' adherence to provisions of the Berne Convention of 1886

Granting the owners of copyrights in “literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works” the exclusive right “to display the copyrighted work publicly”