Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 277,112 times 369 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
Landgraf v. USI Film Prods.
511 U.S. 244 (1994) Cited 3,860 times 34 Legal AnalysesHolding that a statute may apply retroactively when "clear congressional intent favor such a result"
Immigration & Naturalization Service v St. Cyr
533 U.S. 289 (2001) Cited 1,450 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that title of provision, "Elimination of Custody Review by Habeas Corpus," along with broad statement of intent to preclude review, was not sufficient to bar review of habeas corpus petitions
Kyle v. Morton High School
144 F.3d 448 (7th Cir. 1998) Cited 339 timesHolding that a civil-rights complaint was inadequate where the plaintiff alleged merely that he was terminated by his employer, a public school district, for "political and advocacy reasons," but "fail[ed] to identify any activity on his part, even in the most general terms, that triggered his termination."
Greene v. United States
376 U.S. 149 (1964) Cited 237 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding regulations affecting antecedent rights are not to be given retroactive effect absent an "unequivocal" manifestation the regulations were meant to be applied retroactively
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 23,110 times 16 Legal AnalysesProviding for service via CM/ECF Systems
Section 2721 - Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records
18 U.S.C. § 2721 Cited 623 times 23 Legal AnalysesExempting any government agency, including law enforcement, "in carrying out its functions"
Section 2724 - Civil action
18 U.S.C. § 2724 Cited 298 times 3 Legal AnalysesOutlining remedies available under the DPPA