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

Papasan v. Allain

Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"

Imbler v. Pachtman

Holding prosecutors absolutely immune from damages liability for having knowingly presented perjured witness testimony against criminal defendants, observing that the "veracity of witnesses in criminal cases frequently is subject to doubt before and after they testify . . . . If prosecutors were hampered in exercising their judgment as to the use of such witnesses by concern about resulting personal liability, [they often would refrain from calling such witnesses and hence] the triers of fact in criminal cases often would be denied relevant evidence"

RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Cmty.

Holding that the term "foreign commerce" in the RICO statute restricts the reach of the law to enterprises that "engage in, or affect in some significant way, commerce directly involving the United States—e.g., commerce between the United States and a foreign country"

Stirone v. United States

Holding courts must assume "that under an indictment drawn in general terms a conviction might rest upon a showing" under those general terms

Tonkovich v. Kansas Board of Regents

Holding that district court's analysis of plaintiff's constitutional claims was "infirm because it lump[ed] all of [the defendants] together despite the fact that each of the defendants had different powers and duties and took different actions with respect to [plaintiff]"

Bixler v. Foster

Holding "[t]o survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim for relief that is plausible on its face"

Sil-Flo, Inc. v. SFHC, Inc.

Holding that the court of appeals "need not ‘sift through’ the record to find [the appellant’s] evidence" in the absence of citations in the appellant’s brief

Bancoklahoma Mortg. v. Capital Title Co.

Holding the rule from Klaxton “also applies when a federal court exercises supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims in a federal question lawsuit”

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 1962 - Prohibited activities

Specifying prohibited activities

Section 1961 - Definitions

Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include

Section 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television

Barring fraudulent schemes "for obtaining money or property"

Section 1951 - Interference with commerce by threats or violence

Defining extortion in ACCA as “the obtaining of something of value from another, with his consent, induced by the wrongful use or threatened use of force against the person or property of another ”

Section 1503 - Influencing or injuring officer or juror generally

Relating to obstruction of justice

Section 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses

Using "proceeding" to refer to trials, hearings, or the like "before any court, any committee of either House or both Houses of Congress, or any agency, commission, or officer"

Section 30-16-9 - Extortion

Section 30-24-1 - Bribery of public officer or public employee

Bribing a public official is a third degree felony