Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

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

Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

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"

GEE v. PACHECO

Holding that a failure to provide adequate treatment in response to a prisoner's self-diagnosed ailments does not amount to a constitutional violation

Alaska Dept. of E. C. P. A. v. E. P. A.

Holding that the EPA could overrule the state agency's construction of the term “best available control technology” in the Clean Air Act”

Gabelli v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

Holding that statute of limitations for SEC enforcement actions begins when fraudulent action occurs

Burnett v. Mortg. Elec. Registration Sys., Inc.

Finding lack of plausibility where complaint contains "vague alleged acts" and "broad allegations" such that court cannot "tell what the misconduct was"

Jordan v. Sosa

Holding that a claim is still moot if the prisoner “seeks equitable relief and only sues prison officials at the transferor institution-that is, the institution where he was formerly incarcerated”

Rio Grande v. Bureau of Reclamation

Holding "withdrawal or alteration of administrative policies" satisfies concerns regarding voluntary cessation

Train v. Natural Resources Def. Council

Upholding EPA's interpretation of the "complex" Clean Air Act

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Section 2201 - Creation of remedy

Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment

Rule 57 - Declaratory Judgment

Preserving right to trial by jury in declaratory judgment action under circumstances and in manner provided in Rules 38 and 39

Section 7401 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

Finding that “air pollution prevention (that is, the reduction or elimination, through any measures, of the amount of pollutants produced or created at the source) and air pollution control at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments”

Section 7604 - Citizen suits

Granting district courts limited jurisdiction "to compel (consistent with paragraph (2) of this section) agency action unreasonably delayed ..."

Section 2462 - Time for commencing proceedings

Allowing exception to five-year limitations period where Congress has provided otherwise

Section 7410 - State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards

Granting EPA the discretion to revoke a State's air permitting authority if the EPA "disapproves a State implementation plan submission in whole or in part"

Section 7413 - Federal enforcement

Granting the Administrator discretion to extend the ambient air quality standard attainment date set in the 1977 Act by up to three years for steelmaking facilities

Section 7409 - National primary and secondary ambient air quality standards

Prohibiting a cost/benefit analysis by preventing the EPA from considering any factor other than health effects relating to pollutants in the air in establishing NAAQS for ozone and particulate matter

Section 7475 - Preconstruction requirements

Requiring permits for "the construction and operation" of certain facilities

Section 51.166 - Prevention of significant deterioration of air quality

Repeating statutory definition

Section 71.6 - Permit content

Section 71.7 - Permit issuance, renewal, reopenings, and revisions