29 Cited authorities

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 240,497 times 39 Legal Analyses
Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 28,850 times 142 Legal Analyses
Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"
Summers v. Earth Island Inst.
555 U.S. 488 (2009) Cited 3,125 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that supplementation of the district court record to receive affidavits from the organization's members was not permitted "in the circumstances here: after the trial is over, judgment has been entered, and a notice of appeal has been filed"
U.S. v. Stevens
559 U.S. 460 (2010) Cited 1,211 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding law unconstitutional under First Amendment where "impermissible applications ... far outnumber[ed] any permissible ones"
Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms
561 U.S. 139 (2010) Cited 1,195 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiffs, alfalfa farmers, had standing based on a causal chain, though plaintiffs did not identify particular alfalfa plants that had been, or would necessarily be, pollinated by bees who carried the genetically engineered gene at issue
City of Boerne v. Flores
521 U.S. 507 (1997) Cited 1,825 times 21 Legal Analyses
Holding that RFRA is unconstitutional in so far as it permits suits against state actors
Horne v. Flores
557 U.S. 433 (2009) Cited 694 times
Holding injunction mandating sweeping changes to Texas's foster care system overly broad
Doe v. Reed
561 U.S. 186 (2010) Cited 412 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a state law authorizing private parties to obtain copies of referendum petitions is “substantially related to the important interest of preserving the integrity of the electoral process”
Lewis v. ACB Business Services, Inc.
135 F.3d 389 (6th Cir. 1998) Cited 1,499 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a company whose principal purpose is to extend credit rather than collect debts is not a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
Nw. Austin Mun. Util. Dist. No. One v. Holder
557 U.S. 193 (2009) Cited 199 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district at issue was eligible to seek bailout under the Voting Rights Act and therefore "not reach[ing] the constitutionality of § 5"
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 335,102 times 160 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 98,841 times 678 Legal Analyses
Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Section 1973b - Transferred
42 U.S.C. § 1973b Cited 257 times
Specifying jurisdictions where § 5 applies

Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder

29 Cited authorities

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

Holding that supplementation of the district court record to receive affidavits from the organization's members was not permitted "in the circumstances here: after the trial is over, judgment has been entered, and a notice of appeal has been filed"

Holding law unconstitutional under First Amendment where "impermissible applications ... far outnumber[ed] any permissible ones"

Holding that plaintiffs, alfalfa farmers, had standing based on a causal chain, though plaintiffs did not identify particular alfalfa plants that had been, or would necessarily be, pollinated by bees who carried the genetically engineered gene at issue

Holding that RFRA is unconstitutional in so far as it permits suits against state actors

Holding injunction mandating sweeping changes to Texas's foster care system overly broad

Holding that a state law authorizing private parties to obtain copies of referendum petitions is “substantially related to the important interest of preserving the integrity of the electoral process”

Holding that a company whose principal purpose is to extend credit rather than collect debts is not a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act

Holding that the district at issue was eligible to seek bailout under the Voting Rights Act and therefore "not reach[ing] the constitutionality of § 5"

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Specifying jurisdictions where § 5 applies