128 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 254,951 times 280 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 268,707 times 367 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' "
Arbaugh v. Y H Corp.
546 U.S. 500 (2006) Cited 7,911 times 27 Legal Analyses
Holding that Title VII's numerosity requirement is nonjurisdictional even though it serves the important policy goal of “spar[ing] very small businesses from Title VII liability”
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
454 U.S. 235 (1981) Cited 4,754 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"
United States v. Vonn
535 U.S. 55 (2002) Cited 1,586 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that a defendant who does not object to a Rule 11 error in the district court is subject to the Rule 52(b) plain-error standard on appeal, even though Rule 11 does not have a provision stating that plain error review applies to claims not brought to the district court's attention
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain
542 U.S. 692 (2004) Cited 1,175 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that no "private cause of action" had been Congressionally authorized, and thus, plaintiff was "not entitled to a remedy"
Boumediene v. Bush
553 U.S. 723 (2008) Cited 971 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that enemy combatants are entitled to the privilege of habeas corpus
Marx v. Gen. Revenue Corp.
568 U.S. 371 (2013) Cited 780 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that court may award costs to prevailing defendants in cases under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act without finding under 15 U.S.C. § 1692k that plaintiff brought case in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment
Baker v. Carr
369 U.S. 186 (1962) Cited 5,242 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"
Milner v. Department of the Navy
562 U.S. 2011 (2011) Cited 716 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that FOIA exemptions are "explicitly made exclusive"
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 348,231 times 929 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
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 1605 - General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
28 U.S.C. § 1605 Cited 1,905 times 47 Legal Analyses
Adopting the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
Section 1330 - Actions against foreign states
28 U.S.C. § 1330 Cited 1,651 times 13 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts with jurisdiction over claims against "foreign state"
Section 1602 - Findings and declaration of purpose
28 U.S.C. § 1602 Cited 1,444 times 16 Legal Analyses
Setting forth Congressional findings and the purposes of FSIA
Section 1603 - Definitions
28 U.S.C. § 1603 Cited 1,360 times 7 Legal Analyses
Requiring that a "majority" of "shares or other ownership interest" be "owned" by the foreign state or its political subdivision
Section 1350 - Alien's action for tort
28 U.S.C. § 1350 Cited 1,170 times 64 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"
Section 1604 - Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
28 U.S.C. § 1604 Cited 1,119 times 9 Legal Analyses
Granting immunity to foreign states, their agencies, and their instrumentalities
Section 1605A - Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
28 U.S.C. § 1605A Cited 489 times 12 Legal Analyses
Adopting definition of "material support or resources" found in 18 U.S.C. § 2339A
Section 2370 - Prohibitions against furnishing assistance
22 U.S.C. § 2370 Cited 138 times 1 Legal Analyses
Authorizing the President to "establish and maintain a total embargo upon all trade between the United States and Cuba"

Schermerhorn et al v. State of Israel et al

128 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 Title VII's numerosity requirement is nonjurisdictional even though it serves the important policy goal of “spar[ing] very small businesses from Title VII liability”

Holding that potential change in law cannot, by itself, fend off dismissal under forum non conveniens absent showing that new law is "clearly inadequate or unsatisfactory"

Holding that a defendant who does not object to a Rule 11 error in the district court is subject to the Rule 52(b) plain-error standard on appeal, even though Rule 11 does not have a provision stating that plain error review applies to claims not brought to the district court's attention

Holding that no "private cause of action" had been Congressionally authorized, and thus, plaintiff was "not entitled to a remedy"

Holding that enemy combatants are entitled to the privilege of habeas corpus

Holding that court may award costs to prevailing defendants in cases under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act without finding under 15 U.S.C. § 1692k that plaintiff brought case in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment

Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"

Holding that FOIA exemptions are "explicitly made exclusive"

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

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

Adopting the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991

Granting district courts with jurisdiction over claims against "foreign state"

Setting forth Congressional findings and the purposes of FSIA

Requiring that a "majority" of "shares or other ownership interest" be "owned" by the foreign state or its political subdivision

Granting district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action . . . for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations"

Granting immunity to foreign states, their agencies, and their instrumentalities

Adopting definition of "material support or resources" found in 18 U.S.C. § 2339A

Authorizing the President to "establish and maintain a total embargo upon all trade between the United States and Cuba"