28 Cited authorities

Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 28,570 times 141 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 5,696 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 18,010 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that supplemental jurisdiction is a "doctrine of discretion"
Allen v. Wright
468 U.S. 737 (1984) Cited 4,832 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 5,265 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 3,161 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 1,241 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 703 times
Holding the Illinois Antitrust Act "parallels the federal Sherman and Clayton Acts" and finding that the plaintiff's state antitrust claim failed to state a claim where it was based on "the inadequate allegations contained in the federal antirust claim"
California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz
416 U.S. 21 (1974) Cited 456 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a bank could not assert the Fourth Amendment rights of its customers
Arista Records LLC v. John Does 1-19
551 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2008) Cited 488 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 354,229 times 943 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 71,368 times 127 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 22,753 times 16 Legal Analyses
Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
Rule 17 - Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 17 Cited 9,363 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 6,452 times 175 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 3,830 times 108 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 the Illinois Antitrust Act "parallels the federal Sherman and Clayton Acts" and finding that the plaintiff's state antitrust claim failed to state a claim where it was based on "the inadequate allegations contained in the federal antirust claim"

Holding that a bank could not assert the Fourth Amendment rights of its customers

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

Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system

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”