Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

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"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd

Holding that, to be clearly established, "existing precedent must have placed the statutory or constitutional question beyond debate"

Harlow v. Fitzgerald

Holding that public officials are entitled to a "qualified immunity" from "liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established . . . rights of which a reasonable person would have known"

Albright v. Oliver

Holding that the plaintiff’s § 1983 claim failed where the plaintiff failed to establish that he was deprived of a substantive due process right secured by the Constitution

Anderson v. Creighton

Holding that "in the light of pre-existing law the unlawfulness [of the challenged action] must be apparent"

Wilson v. Garcia

Holding that the statute of limitations for a Section 1983 claim is borrowed from the state's personal injury statute of limitations

Collins v. Harker Heights

Holding that § 1983 "does not provide a remedy for abuses that do not violate federal law"

Jones v. R.R. Donnelley Sons Co.

Holding that four-year statute of limitations applies to § 1981 claim "made possible by" the 1991 amendments

Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

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

Rule 4 - Summons

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Section 2000e - Definitions

Granting EEOC authority to issue procedural regulations to carry out Title VII provisions

Section 794 - Nondiscrimination under Federal grants and programs

Adopting ADA standards for Rehabilitation Act claims

Section 12131 - Definitions

Defining discrimination to include the failure to provide "reasonable accommodations"

Section 1681 - Sex

Referencing application of Title IX prohibitions to school admissions

Section 12.110 - Actions for certain injuries to person not arising on contract; action for overtime or premium pay; action for professional malpractice; effect of fraud or deceit; action for injuries to person arising from nuclear incident

Providing a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions

Section 30.275 - Notice of claim; time of notice; time of action

Describing formal notice

Section 659A.030 - Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited