199 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 254,855 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
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 268,629 times 366 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' "
Pearson v. Callahan
555 U.S. 223 (2009) Cited 22,623 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court may, without deciding whether there was a constitutional violation, look to the question of whether that right was "clearly established"
Saucier v. Katz
533 U.S. 194 (2001) Cited 20,298 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding when a defendant seeks qualified immunity, "a ruling on that issue should be made early in the proceedings so that the costs and expenses of trial are avoided where the defense is dispositive."
Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd
563 U.S. 731 (2011) Cited 9,044 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that, to be clearly established, "existing precedent must have placed the statutory or constitutional question beyond debate"
Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. White
548 U.S. 53 (2006) Cited 11,303 times 104 Legal Analyses
Holding that a jury could find a reassignment from a position with "an indication of prestige" to one involving less desirable responsibilities "would have been materially adverse to a reasonable employee"
Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents
403 U.S. 388 (1971) Cited 25,980 times 27 Legal Analyses
Holding that there is an implied cause of action for money damages against federal officials for violations of the Fourth Amendment
Plumhoff v. Rickard
572 U.S. 765 (2014) Cited 1,960 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding officers who shot the driver of a fleeing vehicle "to put an end to a dangerous car chase" were entitled to qualified immunity
Board of Regents v. Roth
408 U.S. 564 (1972) Cited 14,710 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that where a public employee's appointment terminated on a particular date and there was no provision for renewal after that date, the employee "did not have a property interest sufficient to require . . . a hearing when [the officials] declined to renew his contract of employment."
Siegert v. Gilley
500 U.S. 226 (1991) Cited 3,716 times
Holding that the plaintiff failed to state a "stigma plus" due process claim where "[t]he alleged defamation was not uttered incident to the termination of [the plaintiff]'s employment [with a federal] hospital" but was made in a letter of reference to a different federal employer several weeks later
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 348,148 times 927 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 329,861 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 2201 - Creation of remedy
28 U.S.C. § 2201 Cited 24,628 times 61 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment
Section 2680 - Exceptions
28 U.S.C. § 2680 Cited 7,702 times 12 Legal Analyses
Concluding that claims for injurious falsehoods, disparagement of property, slander of goods, or trade libel are claims arising out of libel or slander under the FTCA
Section 3559 - Sentencing classification of offenses
18 U.S.C. § 3559 Cited 3,398 times 15 Legal Analyses
Prescribing penalties for violations of, inter alia, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2422, 2423, and 2251
Section 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
18 U.S.C. § 2511 Cited 2,789 times 42 Legal Analyses
Imposing a penalty on persons who “intentionally intercept ... any wire, oral, or electronic communication”
Section 1301 - Definitions
2 U.S.C. § 1301 Cited 124 times 1 Legal Analyses
Defining "employee" to include "former employee"
Section 798 - Disclosure of classified information
18 U.S.C. § 798 Cited 91 times
Setting forth criminal penalties for disclosure of classified information
Section 1408 - Civil action
2 U.S.C. § 1408 Cited 62 times
Providing that "[t]he district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any civil action commenced under 1401 of this title and this section by a covered employee"
Section 1317 - Prohibition of intimidation or reprisal
2 U.S.C. § 1317 Cited 54 times
Extending the protections of Title VII to the legislative branch of the federal government

Podliska v. U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi et al

199 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

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' "

Holding that a court may, without deciding whether there was a constitutional violation, look to the question of whether that right was "clearly established"

Holding when a defendant seeks qualified immunity, "a ruling on that issue should be made early in the proceedings so that the costs and expenses of trial are avoided where the defense is dispositive."

Holding that, to be clearly established, "existing precedent must have placed the statutory or constitutional question beyond debate"

Holding that a jury could find a reassignment from a position with "an indication of prestige" to one involving less desirable responsibilities "would have been materially adverse to a reasonable employee"

Holding that there is an implied cause of action for money damages against federal officials for violations of the Fourth Amendment

Holding officers who shot the driver of a fleeing vehicle "to put an end to a dangerous car chase" were entitled to qualified immunity

Holding that where a public employee's appointment terminated on a particular date and there was no provision for renewal after that date, the employee "did not have a property interest sufficient to require . . . a hearing when [the officials] declined to renew his contract of employment."

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

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

Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment

Concluding that claims for injurious falsehoods, disparagement of property, slander of goods, or trade libel are claims arising out of libel or slander under the FTCA

Prescribing penalties for violations of, inter alia, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2422, 2423, and 2251

Imposing a penalty on persons who “intentionally intercept ... any wire, oral, or electronic communication”

Defining "employee" to include "former employee"

Setting forth criminal penalties for disclosure of classified information

Providing that "[t]he district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any civil action commenced under 1401 of this title and this section by a covered employee"

Extending the protections of Title VII to the legislative branch of the federal government