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League of Women Voters of Illinois v. Quinn, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Illinois et al

MEMORANDUM

57 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 255,123 times   280 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. Warth v. Seldin

    422 U.S. 490 (1975)   Cited 11,927 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"

  3. Hunt v. Cromartie

    526 U.S. 541 (1999)   Cited 2,894 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the court must resolve all reasonable inferences and doubts in the nonmoving party's favor and construe all evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party

  4. Allen v. Wright

    468 U.S. 737 (1984)   Cited 4,779 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"

  5. Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona

    520 U.S. 43 (1997)   Cited 2,535 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the plaintiff's challenge to a state law affecting the performance of her job duties was mooted when she left state employment

  6. Valley Forge College v. Americans United

    454 U.S. 464 (1982)   Cited 4,983 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the psychological consequence presumably produced by observation of conduct with which one disagrees ... is not an injury sufficient to confer standing under Art. III, even though the disagreement is phrased in constitutional terms"

  7. Hunt v. Washington Apple Advertising Comm'n

    432 U.S. 333 (1977)   Cited 4,455 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that North Carolina's statute banning state grading of apples was discriminatory even though six other states also had no state grading

  8. Raines v. Byrd

    521 U.S. 811 (1997)   Cited 1,778 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding specifically and only that "individual members of Congress [lack] Article III standing"

  9. Perry Ed. Assn. v. Perry Local Educators' Assn

    460 U.S. 37 (1983)   Cited 2,258 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions on speech must be "narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and leave open ample alternative channels of communication"

  10. Bogan v. Scott-Harris

    523 U.S. 44 (1998)   Cited 931 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that local executive officials could invoke legislative immunity with respect to their legitimate legislative acts

  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 490,212 times   694 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

  12. 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 348,416 times   930 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  13. Section 2284 - Three-judge court; when required; composition; procedure

    28 U.S.C. § 2284   Cited 1,790 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Providing for the convention of such a court whenever an action is filed challenging the constitutionality of apportionment of legislative districts

  14. Section 10 ILCS 5/1A-8 - Duties of State Board of Elections

    10 ILCS 5/1A-8   Cited 6 times
    Stating that defendants are to "[s]upervise the administration of the registration and election laws throughout the State"