134 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 252,784 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 266,697 times   365 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' "
  3. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.

    528 U.S. 167 (2000)   Cited 7,153 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding 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
  4. Zadvydas v. Davis

    533 U.S. 678 (2001)   Cited 4,262 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Government's detention authority under Section 1231 is authorized for "a period reasonably necessary to secure removal"
  5. Mathews v. Eldridge

    424 U.S. 319 (1976)   Cited 15,754 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a procedure based on written submissions was adequate because it included safeguards against mistake including that the agency informed the recipient of its tentative assessment and the evidence supporting it and an opportunity was then afforded the recipient to submit additional evidence "enabling him to challenge directly the accuracy of information in his file as well as the correctness of the agency's tentative conclusions"
  6. Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill

    470 U.S. 532 (1985)   Cited 6,893 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the tenured public employee was "entitled to oral or written notice of the charges against him, an explanation of the employer's evidence, and an opportunity to present his side of the story"
  7. Los Angeles v. Lyons

    461 U.S. 95 (1983)   Cited 7,506 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding there is no justiciable controversy where plaintiff had once been subjected to a chokehold
  8. Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assoc. of the United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

    463 U.S. 29 (1983)   Cited 6,634 times   50 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " `settled course of behavior embodies the agency's informed judgment that, by pursuing that course, it will carry out the policies [of applicable statutes or regulations]'"
  9. Munaf v. Geren

    553 U.S. 674 (2008)   Cited 1,644 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that civilian U.S. citizens held in U.S. military custody in Iraq could petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court
  10. Paul v. Davis

    424 U.S. 693 (1976)   Cited 5,452 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a privacy-based defamation claim, standing alone, is not actionable in a § 1983 suit
  11. Section 1252 - Judicial review of orders of removal

    8 U.S.C. § 1252   Cited 42,548 times   36 Legal Analyses
    Holding court had no jurisdiction to review "any judgment regarding the granting of relief under section . . . 1229b"
  12. Section 706 - Scope of review

    5 U.S.C. § 706   Cited 20,443 times   184 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"
  13. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,351 times   91 Legal Analyses
    Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status
  14. Section 1182 - Inadmissible aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1182   Cited 9,714 times   66 Legal Analyses
    Holding deportable aliens who have been convicted of "crimes involving moral turpitude"
  15. Rule 19 - Required Joinder of Parties

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 19   Cited 9,527 times   54 Legal Analyses
    Holding a person must be joined if disposing the action in the person's absence may leave an existing party subject to a "substantial" risk of incurring inconsistent obligations
  16. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 7,882 times   40 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General
  17. Section 1229a - Removal proceedings

    8 U.S.C. § 1229a   Cited 6,282 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Granting a noncitizen the right to file one motion to reopen and providing that “the motion to reopen shall be filed within 90 days of the date of entry of a final administrative order of removal”
  18. Section 704 - Actions reviewable

    5 U.S.C. § 704   Cited 4,250 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Granting judicial review over " final agency action"
  19. Section 1225 - Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing

    8 U.S.C. § 1225   Cited 1,274 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Setting standard for credible fear as "a significant possibility, taking into account the ... statements made by the alien ... and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum"
  20. Section 1427 - Requirements of naturalization

    8 U.S.C. § 1427   Cited 928 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that an applicant for naturalization have good moral character
  21. Section 235.1 - Scope of examination

    8 C.F.R. § 235.1   Cited 67 times
    Providing that "[a]n alien stowaway is not an applicant for admission"
  22. Section 1520.5 - Sensitive security information

    49 C.F.R. § 1520.5   Cited 61 times
    Listing categories of SSI
  23. Section 0.85 - General functions

    28 C.F.R. § 0.85   Cited 55 times
    Instructing the Director of the FBI to operate "a computerized nationwide index of law enforcement information"
  24. Section 316.5 - Residence in the United States

    8 C.F.R. § 316.5   Cited 28 times
    Defining "residence" for purposes of naturalization
  25. Section 1520.9 - Restrictions on the disclosure of SSI

    49 C.F.R. § 1520.9   Cited 19 times

    (a)Duty to protect information. A covered person must- (1) Take reasonable steps to safeguard SSI in that person's possession or control from unauthorized disclosure. When a person is not in physical possession of SSI, the person must store it a secure container, such as a locked desk or file cabinet or in a locked room. (2) Disclose, or otherwise provide access to, SSI only to covered persons who have a need to know, unless otherwise authorized in writing by TSA, the Coast Guard, or the Secretary

  26. Section 1500.3 - Terms and abbreviations used in this chapter

    49 C.F.R. § 1500.3   Cited 9 times

    As used in this chapter: Administrator means the Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (Assistant Secretary), who is the highest-ranking TSA official, or his or her designee. Administrator also means the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security identified in 49 U.S.C. 114(b) . Authorized representative means any individual who is not a direct employee of a person regulated under this title, but is authorized to act on that person's behalf to perform

  27. Section 1520.11 - Persons with a need to know

    49 C.F.R. § 1520.11   Cited 9 times

    (a)In general. A person has a need to know SSI in each of the following circumstances: (1) When the person requires access to specific SSI to carry out transportation security activities approved, accepted, funded, recommended, or directed by DHS or DOT. (2) When the person is in training to carry out transportation security activities approved, accepted, funded, recommended, or directed by DHS or DOT. (3) When the information is necessary for the person to supervise or otherwise manage individuals