Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Landgraf v. USI Film Prods.

Holding that a statute may apply retroactively when "clear congressional intent favor such a result"

Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr

Holding that the presence of a state-law damages remedy for violations of FDA requirements does not impose an additional requirement upon medical device manufacturers but "merely provides another reason for manufacturers to comply with . . . federal law"

Immigration & Naturalization Service v St. Cyr

Holding that title of provision, "Elimination of Custody Review by Habeas Corpus," along with broad statement of intent to preclude review, was not sufficient to bar review of habeas corpus petitions

Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.

Holding that a State’s “‘requirements’” “includ[e] [the state’s] common-law duties”

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

Holding that a public official or public figure can recover damages for defamation on a matter of public concern only if he proves that the speaker acted with actual malice

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

Holding that a private defamation plaintiff cannot recover punitive damages without proving actual malice

Greenlaw v. United States

Holding that a court of appeals may not impose sua sponte a mandatory-minimum prison term, when errantly omitted from the sentence, absent the government's cross-appeal

Corley v. United States

Holding that a "statute should be construed so that effect is given to all its provisions, so that no part will be inoperative or superfluous"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Section Amendment I - Religion and Expression

Recognizing the "right to petition the Government for redress of grievances"

Section 213 - Actions to be commenced within six years: where not otherwise provided for; on contract; on sealed instrument; on bond or note, and mortgage upon real property; by state based on misappropriation of public property; based on mistake; by corporation against director, officer or stockholder; based on fraud

Applying six-year statute of limitations to actions "for which no limitation is specifically prescribed by law"

Section 214 - Actions to be commenced within three years: for non-payment of money collected on execution; for penalty created by statute; to recover chattel; for injury to property; for personal injury; for malpractice other than medical, dental or podiatric malpractice; to annul a marriage on the ground of fraud

Providing for three-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions

Section 352 - Investigation by attorney-general

Observing that in such situations "a witness subpoenaed to appear * * * has no constitutional right to * * * counsel" [supra, at 65]

Section 1707.43 - Remedies of purchaser in unlawful sale

Providing that every "participant" in the sale of unregistered securities is jointly and severally liable to the defrauded purchaser

Section 1707.44 - Prohibited acts

Prohibiting false representations in the sale of securities

Section 1707.41 - Civil liability of seller for fraud

Relying on written circular, prospectus, or advertisement and sustaining damages due to false material statement therein or omission of material facts

Section 78o-7 - Registration of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations

Section 249b.300 - FORM NRSRO, application for registration as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization pursuant to section 15E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 240.17g-1 of this chapter