550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 269,419 times 367 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
517 U.S. 806 (1996) Cited 8,669 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that, upon observing traffic violation, officer may stop vehicle regardless of his subjective motivations, "as long as the circumstances, viewed objectively, justify that action"
480 U.S. 340 (1987) Cited 1,067 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that question of whether statute was unconstitutional was not before the court and that officer's reliance on statute was objectively reasonable and good faith exception applied
364 U.S. 479 (1960) Cited 1,189 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that disclosure of every organization teachers had joined in the previous five years was not rationally related to the State's interest in determining their fitness and competency
Holding that Congress can constitutionally prohibit the importation of obscene material from abroad, even if it is imported for personal use rather than for commercial distribution
362 U.S. 60 (1960) Cited 325 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding anonymity protected under the First Amendment because forced "identification and fear of reprisal might deter perfectly peaceful discussions of public matters of importance"