48 Cited authorities

Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
578 U.S. 330 (2016) Cited 7,401 times 437 Legal Analyses
Holding that a statutory violation, without more, did not give rise to Article III standing
Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,829 times 138 Legal Analyses
Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"
Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't
523 U.S. 83 (1998) Cited 10,733 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits
Warth v. Seldin
422 U.S. 490 (1975) Cited 11,861 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"
Valley Forge College v. Americans United
454 U.S. 464 (1982) Cited 4,970 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the psychological consequence presumably produced by observation of conduct with which one disagrees ... is not an injury sufficient to confer standing under Art. III, even though the disagreement is phrased in constitutional terms"
Varity Corp. v. Howe
516 U.S. 489 (1996) Cited 2,383 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding that ERISA fiduciaries may have duties to disclose information about plan prospects that they have no duty, or even power, to change
Whitmore v. Arkansas
495 U.S. 149 (1990) Cited 2,854 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding that a third party does not have "standing to challenge the validity of a death sentence imposed on a capital defendant who has elected to forgo his right of appeal"
O'Shea v. Littleton
414 U.S. 488 (1974) Cited 4,083 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[p]ast exposure to illegal conduct does not in itself show a present case or controversy regarding injunctive relief ... if unaccompanied by any continuing, present adverse effects"
Linda R. S. v. Richard D
410 U.S. 614 (1973) Cited 3,554 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a mother lacked standing to seek an injunction to force the prosecution of her child’s father for failing to pay child support, reasoning that because prosecution would result only in the father being jailed, it was overly "speculative" whether an injunction would result in future child support payments
Sprint Communications Co. v. APCC Services, Inc.
554 U.S. 269 (2008) Cited 782 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that a federal cause of action that permitted payphone operators to seek compensation from long-distance carriers for certain calls was assignable
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 156,162 times 193 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1681 - Congressional findings and statement of purpose
15 U.S.C. § 1681 Cited 6,303 times 190 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the need to protect "the consumer's right to privacy"
Section 1681b - Permissible purposes of consumer reports
15 U.S.C. § 1681b Cited 1,748 times 101 Legal Analyses
Granting permission to obtain credit report where person "intends to use the information, as a potential investor or servicer, or current insurer, in connection with a valuation of, or an assessment of the credit or prepayment risks associated with, an existing credit obligation"
Section 551 - Protection of subscriber privacy
47 U.S.C. § 551 Cited 1,492 times 19 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting disclosure of "personally identifiable information" concerning cable subscriber without consent
Section 2710 - Wrongful disclosure of video tape rental or sale records
18 U.S.C. § 2710 Cited 207 times 72 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting disclosure of "personally identifiable information concerning" consumer of video rental establishment without consent

Yershov v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.

48 Cited authorities

Holding that a statutory violation, without more, did not give rise to Article III standing

Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

Holding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits

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

Holding that "the psychological consequence presumably produced by observation of conduct with which one disagrees ... is not an injury sufficient to confer standing under Art. III, even though the disagreement is phrased in constitutional terms"

Holding that ERISA fiduciaries may have duties to disclose information about plan prospects that they have no duty, or even power, to change

Holding that a third party does not have "standing to challenge the validity of a death sentence imposed on a capital defendant who has elected to forgo his right of appeal"

Holding that "[p]ast exposure to illegal conduct does not in itself show a present case or controversy regarding injunctive relief ... if unaccompanied by any continuing, present adverse effects"

Holding that a federal cause of action that permitted payphone operators to seek compensation from long-distance carriers for certain calls was assignable

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

Recognizing the need to protect "the consumer's right to privacy"

Granting permission to obtain credit report where person "intends to use the information, as a potential investor or servicer, or current insurer, in connection with a valuation of, or an assessment of the credit or prepayment risks associated with, an existing credit obligation"

Prohibiting disclosure of "personally identifiable information" concerning cable subscriber without consent

Prohibiting disclosure of "personally identifiable information concerning" consumer of video rental establishment without consent