51 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 267,813 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 280,791 times 369 Legal Analyses
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
Warth v. Seldin
422 U.S. 490 (1975) Cited 12,269 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"
Bennett v. Spear
520 U.S. 154 (1997) Cited 3,818 times 35 Legal Analyses
Holding that a Final Biological Opinion has "legal consequences," even though the action agency is not legally obligated to accept the opinion's recommendations or conclusions, because the opinion "alter the legal regime to which the action agency is subject"
Pierson v. Ray
386 U.S. 547 (1967) Cited 5,500 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding § 1983 didn't abolish immunities
Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman
455 U.S. 363 (1982) Cited 2,097 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that an organization suffers injury in fact when its key activities are "perceptibly impaired" and its resources "consequent[ly] drain[ed]"
Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of Bellwood
441 U.S. 91 (1979) Cited 1,535 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a municipality suffered an injury from a reduction in its property tax base, even though nothing required the municipality to impose property taxes
Camasta v. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
761 F.3d 732 (7th Cir. 2014) Cited 911 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a plaintiff who had become aware of the defendant's allegedly deceptive practices "is not likely to be harmed by the practices in the future" and thus could not obtain injunctive relief
Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
409 U.S. 205 (1972) Cited 795 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiffs not themselves the "direct objects of discrimination" have standing under the FHA
Williamson v. Curran
714 F.3d 432 (7th Cir. 2013) Cited 698 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that, on a motion to dismiss, a court may consider “the complaint itself, documents that are attached to the complaint, documents that are central to the complaint and are referred to in it, and information that is properly subject to judicial notice.”
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 362,607 times 962 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 164,455 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
47 U.S.C. § 227 Cited 5,820 times 744 Legal Analyses
Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals
Section 3604 - Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices
42 U.S.C. § 3604 Cited 4,245 times 65 Legal Analyses
Requiring any "accommodation" in "rules, policies, practices, or services" to be "reasonable"
Section 312 - Administrative sanctions
47 U.S.C. § 312 Cited 139 times
Allowing FCC to revoke broadcast license for willful or repeated failure to allow reasonable access to broadcast airtime for candidates seeking federal elective office

Telephone Science Corporation v. Asset Recovery Solutions, LLC

51 Cited authorities

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

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

Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"

Holding that a Final Biological Opinion has "legal consequences," even though the action agency is not legally obligated to accept the opinion's recommendations or conclusions, because the opinion "alter the legal regime to which the action agency is subject"

Holding § 1983 didn't abolish immunities

Holding that an organization suffers injury in fact when its key activities are "perceptibly impaired" and its resources "consequent[ly] drain[ed]"

Holding that a municipality suffered an injury from a reduction in its property tax base, even though nothing required the municipality to impose property taxes

Holding that a plaintiff who had become aware of the defendant's allegedly deceptive practices "is not likely to be harmed by the practices in the future" and thus could not obtain injunctive relief

Holding that plaintiffs not themselves the "direct objects of discrimination" have standing under the FHA

Holding that, on a motion to dismiss, a court may consider “the complaint itself, documents that are attached to the complaint, documents that are central to the complaint and are referred to in it, and information that is properly subject to judicial notice.”

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

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

Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals

Requiring any "accommodation" in "rules, policies, practices, or services" to be "reasonable"

Allowing FCC to revoke broadcast license for willful or repeated failure to allow reasonable access to broadcast airtime for candidates seeking federal elective office