51 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 254,525 times 279 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 268,313 times 366 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
Warth v. Seldin
422 U.S. 490 (1975) Cited 11,916 times 14 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 3,699 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 5,368 times
Holding that a good faith defense applies if the defendant held a subjective belief that was objectively reasonable that he was acting legally
Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman
455 U.S. 363 (1982) Cited 2,034 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that an allegation in the complaint that the plaintiff organization "has had to devote significant resources to identify and counteract the defendant's" illegal practices was sufficient to confer standing to the organization in its own right at the pleading stage
Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of Bellwood
441 U.S. 91 (1979) Cited 1,517 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 835 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 786 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 649 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 347,794 times 925 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 157,214 times 196 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 5,685 times 736 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 4,098 times 64 Legal Analyses
Requiring any "accommodation" in "rules, policies, practices, or services" to be "reasonable"
Section 312 - Administrative sanctions
47 U.S.C. § 312 Cited 138 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 that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

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 that a good faith defense applies if the defendant held a subjective belief that was objectively reasonable that he was acting legally

Holding that an allegation in the complaint that the plaintiff organization "has had to devote significant resources to identify and counteract the defendant's" illegal practices was sufficient to confer standing to the organization in its own right at the pleading stage

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