88 Cited authorities

  1. Lewis v. Casey

    518 U.S. 343 (1996)   Cited 14,608 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a prisoner must show an actual injury to state a claim for denial of access to courts
  2. Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor

    521 U.S. 591 (1997)   Cited 7,099 times   69 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval
  3. Warth v. Seldin

    422 U.S. 490 (1975)   Cited 12,129 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"
  4. Sossamon v. Texas

    563 U.S. 277 (2011)   Cited 1,692 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding RLUIPA's authorization of "appropriate relief" did not "clearly and unambiguously waive sovereign immunity to private suits for damages"
  5. Alden v. Maine

    527 U.S. 706 (1999)   Cited 2,364 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sovereign immunity prohibits a private citizen from suing a State in state court
  6. Shady Grove Orthopedic v. Allstate Ins. Co.

    559 U.S. 393 (2010)   Cited 1,200 times   45 Legal Analyses
    Holding that rules of civil procedure allowing multiple claims to be litigated together "neither change plaintiffs' separate entitlements to relief nor abridge defendants' rights; they alter only how the claims are processed"
  7. College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board

    527 U.S. 666 (1999)   Cited 1,700 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding there is no fundamental property right in "the activity of doing business, or the activity of making a profit"
  8. Singleton v. Wulff

    428 U.S. 106 (1976)   Cited 2,736 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal appellate courts may raise issues sua sponte where "injustice might otherwise result"
  9. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts

    472 U.S. 797 (1985)   Cited 1,809 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “the Due Process Clause of course requires that the named plaintiff at all times adequately represent the interests of the absent class members”
  10. Califano v. Yamasaki

    442 U.S. 682 (1979)   Cited 2,032 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that claimants could bring social security class action "at least so long as the membership of the class is limited to those who meet the requirements of § 205(g)"
  11. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 35,820 times   1247 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
  12. Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 1   Cited 15,612 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"
  13. Section 63 - General duties

    N.Y. Exec. Law § 63   Cited 770 times   39 Legal Analyses
    Specifying that in such circumstances the Attorney General or her deputy will exercise the powers the district attorney “would otherwise” hold, and the district attorney is limited to “exercise[ing] such powers . . . as are required of him by the attorney-general or the deputy attorney-general so attending”
  14. Section 65 - Actions and proceedings by and against towns

    N.Y. Town Law § 65   Cited 167 times

    1. Any action or special proceeding for or against a town, or for its benefit, and upon a contract lawfully made with it, or with any of its officers or agents authorized to contract in its behalf, or to enforce any liability created, or duly enjoined upon it, or upon any of its officers or agents for which it is liable, or to recover damages for any injury to any property or rights for which it is liable, shall be in the name of the town. The town board of any town may authorize and direct any town

  15. Section 14.28 - Representation of state; designation of solicitor general

    Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.28   Cited 53 times

    The attorney general shall prosecute and defend all actions in the supreme court, in which the state shall be interested, or a party; he may, in his discretion, designate one of the assistant attorneys general to be known as the solicitor general, who, under his direction, shall have charge of such causes in the supreme court and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him; and the attorney general shall also, when requested by the governor, or either branch of the legislature, and

  16. Section 8.01 - APPEARANCE

    Minn. Stat. § 8.01   Cited 22 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Empowering the governor to request prosecution of a person charged with an indictable offense
  17. Section 8-5-2 - Duties of attorney general

    N.M. Stat. § 8-5-2   Cited 20 times
    Stating that the attorney general shall "prosecute and defend in any . . . court or tribunal all actions . . . in which the state may be a party or interested . . . when requested to do so by the governor . . ."
  18. Section 5-3-2 - Act as counsel for state; duties and powers as to prosecuting attorneys; defense of national guardsmen

    W. Va. Code § 5-3-2   Cited 17 times
    Concerning the prosecution of criminal proceedings arising from extraordinary circumstances existing at state institutions of corrections
  19. Section 25203 - Litigation; employment of counsel

    Cal. Gov. Code § 25203   Cited 17 times

    The board shall direct and control the conduct of litigation in which the county, or any public entity of which the board is the governing body, is a party; by a two-thirds vote of all the members, the board may employ counsel to assist the district attorney, county counsel, or other counsel for the county or entity in the conduct of such actions; provided, however, that the board may authorize county officials, who are not attorneys, to initiate and conduct litigation in small claims court on behalf

  20. Section 500 - County attorney; term

    N.Y. County Law § 500   Cited 13 times

    1. The board of supervisors of each county shall appoint a resident attorney-at-law as county attorney for the term of office for which the then members of such board were elected. In any county having no resident attorney-at-law available, the board of supervisors may employ an attorney-at-law residing in another county. 2. The head of any county legal department created under the provisions of this chapter shall have and exercise all the powers and duties of the county attorney. N.Y. CountyLaw