Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,812 times 138 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.
528 U.S. 167 (2000) Cited 7,144 times 25 Legal AnalysesHolding that plaintiffs who curtailed their recreational activities on a river due to reasonable concerns about the effect of pollutant discharges into that river had standing
New Hampshire v. Maine
532 U.S. 742 (2001) Cited 4,542 times 17 Legal AnalysesHolding that under the doctrine of judicial estoppel, “New Hampshire is equitably barred from asserting—contrary to its position in the 1970's litigation—that the inland Piscataqua River boundary runs along the Maine shore”
Raines v. Byrd
521 U.S. 811 (1997) Cited 1,762 times 10 Legal AnalysesHolding specifically and only that "individual members of Congress [lack] Article III standing"
FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas
493 U.S. 215 (1990) Cited 2,368 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that the burden is on the plaintiff to allege facts sufficient to establish jurisdiction (quoting McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp., 298 U.S. 178, 189 (1936))
Travelers Cas. and Sur. Co. of America v. Pacific Gas and Elec. Co.
549 U.S. 443 (2007) Cited 888 times 9 Legal AnalysesHolding that proofs of claim enforceable under applicable state law are presumed to be allowed in bankruptcy “unless expressly disallowed by [ 11 U.S.C.] § 502(b)”
Lance v. Coffman
549 U.S. 437 (2007) Cited 574 timesHolding that plaintiffs lacked standing because “[t]he only injury [they] allege is that the law ... has not been followed”
Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc.
551 U.S. 587 (2007) Cited 459 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding plaintiffs do not have standing to assert “their claim ... that, having paid lawfully collected taxes into the Federal Treasury at some point, they have a continuing, legally cognizable interest in ensuring that those funds are not used by the Government in a way that violates the Constitution”
Asarco Inc. v. Kadish
490 U.S. 605 (1989) Cited 563 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding party did not have standing, in part, because “[w]hether the association's claims of economic injury would be redressed by a favorable decision in this case depends on the unfettered choices made by independent actors not before the courts and whose exercise of broad and legitimate discretion the courts cannot presume either to control or to predict”
Board of Govs., FRS v. Mcorp Financial, Inc.
502 U.S. 32 (1991) Cited 309 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that proceeding by Federal Reserve alleging unsafe banking practices fit “squarely within § 362(b)”
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 AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 101 - Definitions
11 U.S.C. § 101 Cited 26,716 times 210 Legal AnalysesDefining "securities clearing agency" by reference to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 544 - Trustee as lien creditor and as successor to certain creditors and purchasers
11 U.S.C. § 544 Cited 8,184 times 57 Legal AnalysesGranting to the bankruptcy trustee the power to "avoid any transfer of an interest of the debtor in property"
Section 548 - Fraudulent transfers and obligations
11 U.S.C. § 548 Cited 6,509 times 81 Legal AnalysesSeeking to avoid constructively fraudulent transfers
Section 550 - Liability of transferee of avoided transfer
11 U.S.C. § 550 Cited 4,479 times 29 Legal AnalysesIdentifying a transferee’s liability to a trustee for, among other things, fraudulent transfers
Section 1123 - Contents of plan
11 U.S.C. § 1123 Cited 1,842 times 46 Legal AnalysesRecognizing that a Chapter 11 plan may "provide for the sale of all or substantially all of the property of the estate, and the distribution of the proceeds of such sale" to creditors