69 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,784 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 266,697 times 365 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' "
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 236,238 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"
Univ. of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. v. Nassar
570 U.S. 338 (2013) Cited 5,214 times 78 Legal Analyses
Holding that application of the " ‘because’ of" requirement of Title VII's antiretaliation provision requires proof of "but-for" causation
Papasan v. Allain
478 U.S. 265 (1986) Cited 16,683 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"
Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
557 U.S. 167 (2009) Cited 4,481 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"
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
490 U.S. 228 (1989) Cited 4,609 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"
Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
421 U.S. 132 (1975) Cited 2,041 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that FOIA does not compel agencies to write or create material to explain disclosed documents
Perrin v. United States
444 U.S. 37 (1979) Cited 1,122 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
Sebelius v. Cloer
569 U.S. 369 (2013) Cited 234 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that " ‘statutory terms are generally interpreted in accordance with their ordinary meaning’ "
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 345,981 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 328,775 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 Cited 33,726 times 51 Legal Analyses
Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)
Section 2000e-5 - Enforcement provisions
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5 Cited 26,884 times 124 Legal Analyses
Holding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires
Section 2-1402.11 - Prohibitions
D.C. Code § 2-1402.11 Cited 191 times 2 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting discrimination based on "sex, ... sexual orientation," etc.
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

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Capital Restaurant Concepts, Ltd.

69 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 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"

Holding that application of the " ‘because’ of" requirement of Title VII's antiretaliation provision requires proof of "but-for" causation

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"

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"

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"

Holding that FOIA does not compel agencies to write or create material to explain disclosed documents

Holding that commercial bribery falls under the definition of bribery under the Travel Act, which was passed nine years before RICO was enacted

Holding that " ‘statutory terms are generally interpreted in accordance with their ordinary meaning’ "

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

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)

Holding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires

Prohibiting discrimination based on "sex, ... sexual orientation," etc.

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