Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Adickes v. Kress Co.

Holding that a private person who conspires with government actors to deprive a plaintiff of her constitutional rights acts "under color of law" for purposes of § 1983

Berg v. Kincheloe

Holding that the prison official need not "believe to a moral certainty that one inmate intends to attack another at a given place at a time certain before that officer is obligated to take steps to prevent such an assault."

Admiralty Fund v. Hugh Johnson Co.

Holding that time limitation in section 13 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 did not allow for equitable tolling

Butler v. San Diego Dist. Attorney's Office

Holding that plaintiff who "passes . . . initial hurdle" of alleging a constitutional violation in complaint "is entitled to enough discovery to permit the court to rule on a defendant's subsequent summary judgment motion"

Range Rd. Music, Inc. v. East Coast Foods, Inc.

Holding that district court did not err in relying on investigator's report and declaration to prove infringement

U.S. v. King

Holding that attempt to commit a state crime that qualifies as a serious drug offense under § 924(e) is also itself a serious drug offense

State v. Leming

Holding that a conviction for felony harassment merged with the conviction for assault where the State sought to prove that Leming assaulted the victim “with intent to commit a felony” in order to elevate the assault charge to a higher degree under RCW 9A.36.021(e)

State v. Hahn

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Section 924 - Penalties

Holding that conviction for eluding police, under Maine statute which provides that "[w]hoever, after being requested or signaled to stop, attempts to elude a law enforcement officer by driving a vehicle at a reckless rate of speed which results in a high-speed chase between the operator's vehicle and any law enforcement vehicle using a blue light and siren is guilty" of a felony-level crime, involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)

Section 706 - Scope of review

Granting courts jurisdiction to "compel agency action unlawfully held or unreasonably delayed"

Section 1101 - Definitions

Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

Section 701 - Application; definitions

Adopting the definition given in Section 551

Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

Section 9A.36.021 - Assault in the second degree

Stating that a person commits second degree assault when, under circumstances not amounting to first degree assault, she, e.g., intentionally assaults another and thereby recklessly inflicts substantial bodily harm

Section 1184 - Admission of nonimmigrants

Creating exceptions to caps, including separate quota of 20,000 for nonimmigrants with master's or higher degree

Section 9A.46.020 - Definition-Penalties