Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 268,629 times 366 Legal AnalysesHolding 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' "
Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council
467 U.S. 837 (1984) Cited 16,037 times 505 Legal AnalysesHolding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"
Scheuer v. Rhodes
416 U.S. 232 (1974) Cited 22,351 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity
Bragdon v. Abbott
524 U.S. 624 (1998) Cited 1,645 times 5 Legal AnalysesHolding that DOJ's administrative guidance on ADA compliance is entitled to deference
National Cable Telecom. Assn. v. Brand X Internet S
545 U.S. 967 (2005) Cited 1,178 times 41 Legal AnalysesHolding that an agency is free within "the limits of reasoned interpretation to change course" only if it "adequately justifies the change"
In re Katrina Canal
495 F.3d 191 (5th Cir. 2007) Cited 4,596 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that flood exclusion provisions in State Farm policy covered damage caused by flooding due to breached levees
Securities v. Zandford
535 U.S. 813 (2002) Cited 522 times 17 Legal AnalysesHolding that the SEC may bring a public enforcement action against a broker who accepted payment for securities that he never delivered
Chiarella v. United States
445 U.S. 222 (1980) Cited 979 times 40 Legal AnalysesHolding that duty to disclose under Rule 10b-5 arises from fiduciary relationship
United States v. O'Hagan
521 U.S. 642 (1997) Cited 492 times 65 Legal AnalysesHolding that under § 14(e), the SEC may prohibit "acts not themselves fraudulent under the common law or § 10(b), if the prohibition is reasonably designed to prevent acts and practices that are fraudulent" (internal quotation marks and alteration omitted)
Lowrey v. Texas a M University System
117 F.3d 242 (5th Cir. 1997) Cited 1,337 timesHolding that “title IX affords a private right of action for retaliation against the employees of federally funded educational institutions.”
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 348,148 times 927 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 78j - Manipulative and deceptive devices
15 U.S.C. § 78j Cited 12,532 times 165 Legal AnalysesGranting SEC power to establish rules to further statute forbidding manipulative or deceptive devices in connection with purchase or sale of securities
Section 77q - Fraudulent interstate transactions
15 U.S.C. § 77q Cited 3,311 times 38 Legal AnalysesProhibiting the use of "any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud" in connection with the offer or sale of any security
Section 240.10b5-2 - Duties of trust or confidence in misappropriation insider trading cases
17 C.F.R. § 240.10b5-2 Cited 44 times 2 Legal AnalysesPreliminary Note to § 240.10b 5-2: This section provides a non-exclusive definition of circumstances in which a person has a duty of trust or confidence for purposes of the "misappropriation" theory of insider trading under Section 10(b) of the Act and Rule 10b-5. The law of insider trading is otherwise defined by judicial opinions construing Rule 10b-5, and Rule 10b5-2 does not modify the scope of insider trading law in any other respect. (a)Scope of Rule. This section shall apply to any violation
Section 243.100 - General rule regarding selective disclosure
17 C.F.R. § 243.100 Cited 30 times 17 Legal AnalysesSeeking to curtail special access to non-public information
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