102 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 261,602 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Harlow v. Fitzgerald

    457 U.S. 800 (1982)   Cited 31,957 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that public officials are entitled to a "qualified immunity" from "liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established . . . rights of which a reasonable person would have known"
  3. Imbler v. Pachtman

    424 U.S. 409 (1976)   Cited 10,847 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding prosecutors absolutely immune from damages liability for having knowingly presented perjured witness testimony against criminal defendants, observing that the "veracity of witnesses in criminal cases frequently is subject to doubt before and after they testify . . . . If prosecutors were hampered in exercising their judgment as to the use of such witnesses by concern about resulting personal liability, [they often would refrain from calling such witnesses and hence] the triers of fact in criminal cases often would be denied relevant evidence"
  4. Carlson, v. Green

    446 U.S. 14 (1980)   Cited 3,329 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that FTCA and Bivens remedies were "parallel, complementary causes of action" and that the availability of the former did not preempt the latter
  5. McCarthy v. Madigan

    503 U.S. 140 (1992)   Cited 1,853 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a prisoner was not required to exhaust the Bureau of Prisons' administrative procedure before making a Bivens claim for money damages
  6. Boumediene v. Bush

    553 U.S. 723 (2008)   Cited 979 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that enemy combatants are entitled to the privilege of habeas corpus
  7. Webster v. Doe

    486 U.S. 592 (1988)   Cited 757 times
    Holding § 701 barred statutory but not constitutional claims of discrimination
  8. U.S. v. Olson

    546 U.S. 43 (2005)   Cited 378 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the United States' liability under the FTCA is to be based on the state law liability of a private party
  9. Hughes v. Pair

    46 Cal.4th 1035 (Cal. 2009)   Cited 989 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that discomfort, worry, anxiety, upset stomach, concern, and agitation did not establish severe emotional distress
  10. Ex Parte Young

    209 U.S. 123 (1908)   Cited 11,122 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal courts may enjoin state officials to conform their conduct to federal law
  11. Rule 32.1 - Citing Judicial Dispositions

    Fed. R. App. P. 32.1   Cited 35,152 times   152 Legal Analyses
    Permitting court to cite to unpublished federal judicial opinions
  12. Section 1346 - United States as defendant

    28 U.S.C. § 1346   Cited 24,411 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Determining liability to the claimant "in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred"
  13. Section 702 - Right of review

    5 U.S.C. § 702   Cited 7,187 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Granting judicial review of "agency action"
  14. Section 552a - Records maintained on individuals

    5 U.S.C. § 552a   Cited 4,536 times   47 Legal Analyses
    Finding that it is a Department of Justice component that has as its principal function the enforcement of criminal laws includ[ing] correctional authorities
  15. Section 2674 - Liability of United States

    28 U.S.C. § 2674   Cited 4,528 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Specifying scope of United States' liability
  16. Section 52.1 - Interference by threat, intimidation or coercion with exercise or enjoyment of individual rights

    Cal. Civ. Code § 52.1   Cited 2,753 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Stating a person whose state or constitutional rights "ha[ve] been interfered with, or attempted to be interfered with," can bring an action against the alleged perpetrator
  17. Section 632 - Unlawful eavesdropping or recording

    Cal. Pen. Code § 632   Cited 562 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Providing for "imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year"
  18. Section 1801 - Definitions

    50 U.S.C. § 1801   Cited 280 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Defining "United States person" to be a "citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence" or certain unincorporated associations or corporations with ties to the United States
  19. Section 1806 - Use of information

    50 U.S.C. § 1806   Cited 172 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Allowing in camera , ex parte review of the legality of electronic surveillance under FISA Subchapter I if "the Attorney General files an affidavit under oath that disclosure or an adversary hearing would harm the national security of the United States"
  20. Section 1804 - Applications for court orders

    50 U.S.C. § 1804   Cited 109 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing electronic surveillance under FISA
  21. Section 16.96 - Exemption of Federal Bureau of Investigation Systems-limited access

    28 C.F.R. § 16.96   Cited 74 times
    Exempting the FBI's Central Records System from the Privacy Act