527 U.S. 308 (1999) Cited 829 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that, in an action for legal relief in the form of money damages, a district court lacks the authority under Fed.R.Civ.P. 65 to issue a preliminary injunction freezing assets because "such a remedy was historically unavailable from a court of equity"
372 U.S. 144 (1963) Cited 1,813 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that, "[a]bsent conclusive evidence of congressional intent as to the penal nature of a statute, these factors must be considered in relation to the statute on its face"
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 96,185 times 94 Legal Analyses
Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint
15 U.S.C. § 78j Cited 12,873 times 168 Legal Analyses
Granting SEC power to establish rules to further statute forbidding manipulative or deceptive devices in connection with purchase or sale of securities
18 U.S.C. § 983 Cited 2,888 times 8 Legal Analyses
Noting that for purposes of the innocent owner defense to civil forfeiture, "no person may assert an ownership interest under this subsection in contraband or other property that it is illegal to possess"