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

Scheuer v. Rhodes

Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity

Employment Div. v. Smith

Holding that the limitation articulated in Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398-i.e., that governmental actions that substantially burden a religious practice must be justified by a compelling governmental interest-does not apply to neutral, generally applicable laws

Brown v. General Services Administration

Holding that federal employee who missed deadline for filing Title VII claim could not bring suit based on alleged discriminatory conduct under Declaratory Judgment Act

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Holding that Wisconsin could not compel school attendance beyond the eighth grade because doing so would "grave[ly] interfere[] with important Amish religious tenets" and "the traditional interest of parents with respect to the religious upbringing of their children"

Sherbert v. Verner

Holding that governmental regulation that imposes a burden upon religious practice must be narrowly tailored to advance a compelling state interest

Cuvillier v. Taylor

Holding that "to survive a Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss, a complaint 'does not need detailed factual allegations,' but must provide the plaintiff's grounds for entitlement to relief-including factual allegations that when assumed to be true 'raise a right to relief above the speculative level.'" (quoting Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555)

Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison

Holding that to leave the employershort-handed would involve costs to the employer “in the form of lost efficiency”

Pacheco v. Mineta

Holding disparate impact investigation could not reasonably grow from charge alleging individualized disparate treatment without identifying neutral employment policy

Menchaca v. Chrysler Credit Corp.

Finding that plaintiffs did not provide evidence of police officers acting in concert with defendants during a repossession to deprive plaintiffs of constitutional rights

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Section 2000e - Definitions

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

Section 2000e-2 - Unlawful employment practices

Adopting case law prior to June 4, 1989, “with respect to the concept of ‘alternative employment practice’ ”

Section 2000e-16 - Employment by Federal Government

Adopting provisions of § 2000e-5(f)-(k), including that "[e]ach United States district court . . . shall have jurisdiction of actions brought under this subchapter"

Section 2000bb - Congressional findings and declaration of purposes

Finding that in Smith, "the Supreme Court virtually eliminated the requirement that the government justify burdens on religious exercise imposed by laws neutral toward religion"

Section 2000bb-1 - Free exercise of religion protected

Providing for "appropriate relief" in judicial suit

Section 930 - Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities

Explaining that for purposes of § 930, a dangerous weapon "means a weapon, device, [or] instrument . . . that is used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury, except that such term does not include a pocket knife with a blade of less than 2 ½ inches in length"

Section 1614.105 - Pre-complaint processing

Requiring complainant initially to notify agency and make effort to resolve matter informally

Section 1614.407 - Civil action: Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Rehabilitation Act, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Authorizing civil actions if no final action is taken within 180 days after a complaint is filed

Section 1614.107 - Dismissals of complaints

Explaining the notice requirements for partial dismissal of claims in an EEO complaint

Section 1614.110 - Final action by agencies

Compelling final decision “within 60 days of the end of the 30-day period for the complainant to request a hearing . . . where the complainant has not requested [one]”

Section 1614.101 - General policy

Providing that "[n]o person shall be subject to retaliation for opposing any practice made unlawful by title VII of the Civil Rights Act [or] the Age Discrimination in Employment Act . . . or for participating in any stage of administrative or judicial proceedings under those statutes"

Section 0.215 - Recording government business