107 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 263,882 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Pearson v. Callahan

    555 U.S. 223 (2009)   Cited 23,277 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"
  3. Saucier v. Katz

    533 U.S. 194 (2001)   Cited 20,549 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."
  4. Garcetti v. Ceballos

    547 U.S. 410 (2006)   Cited 4,112 times   63 Legal Analyses
    Holding if an employee does not speak as a citizen on a matter of public concern, "the employee has no First Amendment cause of action based on his or her employer's reaction to the speech"
  5. Board of Regents v. Roth

    408 U.S. 564 (1972)   Cited 14,884 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."
  6. Pickering v. Board of Education

    391 U.S. 563 (1968)   Cited 5,735 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Holding teacher's dismissal for criticizing school board unconstitutional
  7. Wood v. Moss

    572 U.S. 744 (2014)   Cited 785 times
    Holding Secret Service agents were entitled to qualified immunity on viewpoint discrimination claim
  8. Bishop v. Wood

    426 U.S. 341 (1976)   Cited 2,712 times
    Holding that if an employee "held [her] position at the will and pleasure" of the government, this "necessarily establishes that [the employee] had [n]o property interest"
  9. Bridges v. Gilbert

    557 F.3d 541 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,845 times
    Holding that " single retaliatory disciplinary charge that is later dismissed is insufficient to serve as the basis of a § 1983 action"
  10. Bordelon v. Chicago Sch. Reform Bd. of Trustees

    233 F.3d 524 (7th Cir. 2000)   Cited 1,425 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the "district court is entitled to limit its analysis of the facts on summary judgment to evidence that is properly identified and supported in the parties' [Local Rule 56.1] statements"
  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 501,910 times   706 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  12. 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 358,269 times   949 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  13. Section 1985 - Conspiracy to interfere with civil rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1985   Cited 20,314 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Concerning conspiracies to obstruct justice or intimidate a party, witness, or juror
  14. Section 705 ILCS 505/8 - Court of Claims Jurisdiction; Deliberation Periods

    705 ILCS 505/8   Cited 512 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Allowing claims under Illinois state law to be brought against the State in its court of claims
  15. Section 745 ILCS 5/1

    745 ILCS 5/1   Cited 302 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Stating that "the State of Illinois shall not be made a defendant or party in any court" with the exception of, among others, suits brought under "the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act"
  16. Section 705 ILCS 505/1

    705 ILCS 505/1   Cited 134 times

    The Court of Claims, hereinafter called the court, is created. It shall consist of 7 judges, who are attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall be appointed chief justice. In case of vacancy in such office during the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall nominate some person to fill such office. If

  17. Section 110 ILCS 305/1

    110 ILCS 305/1   Cited 17 times
    Designating the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois as the governing body of the University of Illinois system
  18. Section 110 ILCS 305/7 - Powers of trustees

    110 ILCS 305/7   Cited 5 times
    Setting forth University of Illinois trustees' control over university police department
  19. Section 5 ILCS 160/1 - Short title

    5 ILCS 160/1   Cited 3 times

    This Act may be cited as the State Records Act. 5 ILCS 160/1 P.A. 86-1475.

  20. Section 5 ILCS 160/2 - Definitions

    5 ILCS 160/2   Cited 1 times

    For the purposes of this Act: "Secretary" means Secretary of State "Record" or "records" means all books, papers, born-digital electronic material, digitized electronic material, electronic material with a combination of digitized and born-digital material, maps, photographs, databases, or other official documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made, produced, executed, or received by any agency in the State in pursuance of State law or in connection with the transaction