69 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 254,855 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
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 268,629 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' "
  3. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

    477 U.S. 242 (1986)   Cited 236,991 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
  4. Univ. of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. v. Nassar

    570 U.S. 338 (2013)   Cited 5,243 times   78 Legal Analyses
    Holding that application of the " ‘because’ of" requirement of Title VII's antiretaliation provision requires proof of "but-for" causation
  5. Papasan v. Allain

    478 U.S. 265 (1986)   Cited 16,783 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"
  6. Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.

    557 U.S. 167 (2009)   Cited 4,496 times   83 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act's language "because of such individual's age," required plaintiff show "age was the ‘but-for’ cause of the employer's adverse decision"
  7. Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins

    490 U.S. 228 (1989)   Cited 4,615 times   161 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an employer discriminated on the basis of sex when he "act[ed] on the basis of a belief that a woman cannot be aggressive, or that she must not be"
  8. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

    421 U.S. 132 (1975)   Cited 2,046 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that FOIA does not compel agencies to write or create material to explain disclosed documents
  9. Perrin v. United States

    444 U.S. 37 (1979)   Cited 1,127 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that commercial bribery falls under the definition of bribery under the Travel Act, which was passed nine years before RICO was enacted
  10. Sebelius v. Cloer

    569 U.S. 369 (2013)   Cited 236 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " ‘statutory terms are generally interpreted in accordance with their ordinary meaning’ "
  11. 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 348,148 times   927 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 329,861 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
  13. Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 16   Cited 34,054 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)
  14. Section 2000e-5 - Enforcement provisions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5   Cited 26,960 times   124 Legal Analyses
    Holding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires
  15. Section 2-1402.11 - Prohibitions

    D.C. Code § 2-1402.11   Cited 194 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting discrimination based on "sex, ... sexual orientation," etc.
  16. Section 1601.20 - Negotiated settlement

    29 C.F.R. § 1601.20   Cited 32 times
    Stating the Commission may encourage settlement prior to the issuance of a reasonable-cause determination and authorizing certain directors, or their designees, to sign such settlements