| 1 |
“threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice.” |
Ashcroft v. Iqbal |
21 |
16 |
213,700 |
| 2 |
“the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” |
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. |
31 |
27 |
85,478 |
| 3 |
“there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been dif…” |
Strickland v. Washington |
19 |
15 |
32,585 |
| 4 |
“whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found t…” |
Jackson v. Virginia |
26 |
24 |
18,174 |
| 5 |
“government officials performing discretionary functions generally are shielded from liability for civil damages insofar as their …” |
Harlow v. Fitzgerald |
7 |
5 |
17,698 |
| 6 |
“traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.” |
International Shoe Co. v. Washington |
27 |
19 |
14,119 |
| 7 |
“such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” |
Richardson v. Perales |
33 |
30 |
13,875 |
| 8 |
“that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right …” |
Slack v. McDaniel |
4 |
3 |
13,571 |
| 9 |
“the official must both be aware of facts from which the inference could be drawn that a substantial risk of serious harm exists, …” |
Farmer v. Brennan |
5 |
3 |
10,933 |
| 10 |
“in the absence of a timely filed objection, a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must 'only satisfy it…” |
Rovilma Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company |
21 |
19 |
10,421 |
| 11 |
“such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” |
Biestek v. Berryhill |
19 |
17 |
10,136 |
| 12 |
“unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to re…” |
Conley v. Gibson |
9 |
7 |
9,355 |
| 13 |
“that reasonable jurists could debate whether (or, for that matter, agree that) the petition should have been resolved in a differ…” |
Slack v. McDaniel |
11 |
9 |
9,239 |
| 14 |
“the suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused upon request violates due process where the evidence is ma…” |
Brady v. Maryland |
9 |
4 |
8,107 |
| 15 |
“whether in resolving conflicts in the evidence, the jury clearly lost its way and created such a manifest miscarriage of justice …” |
State v. Martin |
36 |
32 |
7,957 |
| 16 |
“questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom…” |
Miranda v. Arizona |
28 |
15 |
7,689 |
| 17 |
“if the statute is silent or ambiguous with respect to the specific issue, the question for the court is whether the agency's answ…” |
Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. |
18 |
13 |
7,338 |
| 18 |
“reflects the understanding that, when deciding whether to exercise supplemental jurisdiction, 'a federal court should consider an…” |
City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons |
14 |
13 |
7,256 |
| 19 |
“such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” |
Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board |
8 |
8 |
7,098 |
| 20 |
“vigorous cross-examination, presentation of contrary evidence, and careful instruction on the burden of proof are the traditional…” |
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
17 |
9 |
6,364 |
| 21 |
“other than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximu…” |
Apprendi v. New Jersey |
13 |
9 |
6,290 |
| 22 |
“the fundamental requirement of due process is the opportunity to be heard at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner.” |
Mathews v. Eldridge |
10 |
7 |
5,959 |
| 23 |
“specific and articulable facts which, taken together with rational inferences from those facts, reasonably warrant that intrusion.” |
Terry v. Ohio |
26 |
19 |
5,781 |
| 24 |
“substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict.” |
Brecht v. Abrahamson |
11 |
8 |
5,265 |
| 25 |
“federal jurisdiction must be rejected if there is any doubt as to the right of removal in the first instance.” |
Frank D. Gaus v. Miles, Inc., an Indiana Corporation |
16 |
14 |
5,253 |
| 26 |
“was so lacking in justification that there was an error well understood and comprehended in existing law beyond any possibility f…” |
Harrington v. Richter |
3 |
2 |
5,182 |
| 27 |
“first, the alj must determine whether the claimant has presented objective medical evidence of an underlying impairment 'which co…” |
Lingenfelter v. Astrue |
15 |
13 |
4,815 |
| 28 |
“the interest of the state, as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public services it performs through its employees.” |
Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. |
13 |
6 |
4,805 |
| 29 |
“seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” |
United States v. Olano |
11 |
7 |
4,762 |
| 30 |
“less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.” |
Haines v. Kerner |
6 |
5 |
4,668 |
| 31 |
“there is a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place.” |
Illinois v. Gates |
19 |
14 |
4,545 |
| 32 |
“where the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the non-moving party, there is no 'genuine …” |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation |
4 |
3 |
4,500 |
| 33 |
“acts or omissions sufficiently harmful to evidence deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.” |
Estelle v. Gamble |
9 |
8 |
4,472 |
| 34 |
“determination of its truth or falsity will resolve an issue that is central to the validity of each one of the claims in one stro…” |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes |
15 |
10 |
4,429 |
| 35 |
“articulate some legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason” |
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green |
8 |
4 |
4,283 |
| 36 |
“plaintiff must have ... suffered an injury in fact, ... that is fairly traceable to the challenged conduct of the defendant, and …” |
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins |
7 |
4 |
4,273 |
| 37 |
“a finding is 'clearly erroneous' when although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court on the entire evidence is lef…” |
Anderson v. City of Bessemer City |
20 |
15 |
4,271 |
| 38 |
“(1) a medical theory causally connecting the vaccination and the injury; (2) a logical sequence of cause and effect showing that …” |
Althen v. Secretary of Health and Human Services |
10 |
9 |
4,269 |
| 39 |
“in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience and reputation.” |
Blum v. Stenson |
10 |
8 |
4,168 |
| 40 |
“the power to stay proceedings is incidental to the power inherent in every court to control the disposition of the causes on its …” |
Landis v. North American Co. |
18 |
13 |
4,072 |
| 41 |
“should make a good faith effort to exclude from a fee request hours that are excessive, redundant, or otherwise unnecessary, just…” |
Hensley v. Eckerhart |
7 |
7 |
3,936 |
| 42 |
“pro se litigants still must allege sufficient facts in their complaints to support a claim.” |
Kelley Mala v. Crown Bay Marina |
9 |
7 |
3,853 |
| 43 |
“reversed on direct appeal, expunged by executive order, declared invalid by a state tribunal authorized to make such determinatio…” |
Heck v. Humphrey |
3 |
2 |
3,802 |
| 44 |
“objections to magistrate judge's findings and recommendations.” |
J. Wilkerson v. B. Wheeler |
2 |
2 |
3,695 |
| 45 |
“any doubts concerning the scope of arbitrable issues should be resolved in favor of arbitration.” |
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. |
20 |
14 |
3,616 |
| 46 |
“actual notice of the legal action; prejudice to the defendant; the statute of limitations on the underlying causes of action; the…” |
Chiang v. United States Small Business Administration |
3 |
3 |
3,600 |
| 47 |
“a presumption of good faith, which cannot be rebutted by 'purely speculative claims about the existence and discoverability of ot…” |
Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange Commission |
24 |
22 |
3,552 |
| 48 |
“prison administrators thwart inmates from taking advantage of a grievance process through machination, misrepresentation, or inti…” |
Ross v. Blake |
13 |
10 |
3,371 |
| 49 |
“undue delay, bad faith or dilatory motive on the part of the movant, repeated failure to cure deficiencies by amendments previous…” |
Foman v. Davis |
14 |
14 |
3,351 |
| 50 |
“new reliable evidence-whether it be exculpatory scientific evidence, trustworthy eyewitness accounts, or critical physical eviden…” |
Schlup v. Delo |
5 |
3 |
3,330 |
| 51 |
“to exhaust remedies, a prisoner must file complaints and appeals in the place, and at the time, the prison's administrative rules…” |
Rodosvaldo Pozo v. Gary McCaughtry Randall Gerritson, and David Hautamaki |
8 |
6 |
3,219 |
| 52 |
“do not countenance dismissal of a complaint for imperfect statement of the legal theory supporting the claim asserted.” |
Johnson v. City of Shelby |
10 |
7 |
3,149 |
| 53 |
“a preliminary injunction is an extraordinary and drastic remedy, one that should not be granted unless the movant, by a clear sho…” |
Mazurek v. Armstrong |
9 |
6 |
3,093 |
| 54 |
“where the same act or transaction constitutes a violation of two distinct statutory provisions, the test to be applied to determi…” |
Blockburger v. United States |
18 |
12 |
3,083 |
| 55 |
“not bound to accept as true a legal conclusion couched as a factual allegation.” |
Papasan v. Allain |
7 |
6 |
3,032 |
| 56 |
“reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to apprise interested parties of the pendency of the action and afford them a…” |
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. |
13 |
9 |
3,026 |
| 57 |
“whether the decision was based on a consideration of the relevant factors and whether there has been a clear error of judgment.” |
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe |
18 |
16 |
2,994 |
| 58 |
“admission of testimonial statements of a witness who did not appear at trial unless he was unavailable to testify, and the defend…” |
Crawford v. Washington |
9 |
3 |
2,988 |
| 59 |
“existing rules or understandings that stem from an independent source such as state law.” |
Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth |
5 |
3 |
2,946 |
| 60 |
“unless the benefit plan gives the administrator or fiduciary discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits or to …” |
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch |
16 |
12 |
2,919 |
| 61 |
“accept as true the facts alleged, but not legal conclusions or threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supporte…” |
Barton Ex Rel. Estate of Barton v. Taber |
10 |
10 |
2,881 |
| 62 |
“the timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.” |
Bowles v. Russell |
7 |
7 |
2,874 |
| 63 |
“so impermissibly suggestive as to give rise to a very substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentification.” |
Simmons v. United States |
11 |
5 |
2,850 |
| 64 |
“the frequency of the discriminatory conduct; its severity; whether it is physically threatening or humiliating, or a mere offensi…” |
Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. |
5 |
2 |
2,784 |
| 65 |
“must show that the evidence he presented was so compelling that no reasonable factfinder could fail to find the requisite fear of…” |
Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias |
33 |
25 |
2,776 |
| 66 |
“a finding is 'clearly erroneous' when although there is evidence to support it, the reviewing court on the entire evidence is lef…” |
United States v. United States Gypsum Co. |
4 |
3 |
2,773 |
| 67 |
“one becomes a party officially, and is required to take action in that capacity, only upon service of a summons or other authorit…” |
Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc. |
3 |
2 |
2,757 |
| 68 |
“ensure that the district court committed no significant procedural error, such as failing to calculate (or improperly calculating…” |
Gall v. United States |
7 |
7 |
2,741 |
| 69 |
“possess only that power authorized by constitution and statute.” |
Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America |
7 |
5 |
2,700 |
| 70 |
“under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard.” |
Gall v. United States |
12 |
10 |
2,668 |
| 71 |
“searches conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by judge or magistrate, are per se unreasonable under the…” |
Katz v. United States |
16 |
10 |
2,647 |
| 72 |
“makes general and conclusory objections that do not direct the court to a specific error in the magistrate's proposed findings an…” |
Quintin Orpiano v. Gene M. Johnson, Warden W. P. Rodgers, Asst. Warden (Security) R. A. Clendenen Correctional Corporal |
3 |
3 |
2,631 |
| 73 |
“with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not.” |
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan |
15 |
9 |
2,631 |
| 74 |
“cases brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments rendered before the district court pr…” |
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp. |
8 |
5 |
2,588 |
| 75 |
“a trial court's interpretation of the law and the legal consequences that flow from established facts are not entitled to any spe…” |
Manalapan Realty v. Township Committee of the Township of Manalapan |
28 |
23 |
2,578 |
| 76 |
“ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for the court to do but execute the judgment.” |
Catlin v. United States |
20 |
14 |
2,518 |
| 77 |
“the most useful starting point for determining the amount of a reasonable fee is the number of hours reasonably expended on the l…” |
Hensley v. Eckerhart |
11 |
10 |
2,489 |
| 78 |
“contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, as determined by the supreme court of t…” |
Williams v. Taylor |
2 |
2 |
2,450 |
| 79 |
“when the federal-law claims have dropped out of the lawsuit in its early stages and only state-law claims remain, the federal cou…” |
Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill |
6 |
5 |
2,449 |
| 80 |
“the fitness of the issues for judicial decision and the hardship to the parties of withholding court consideration.” |
Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner |
12 |
9 |
2,446 |
| 81 |
“judicial rulings alone almost never constitute a valid basis for a bias or partiality motion.” |
Liteky v. United States |
10 |
8 |
2,441 |
| 82 |
“is an attack by a person in custody upon the legality of that custody, and . . . the traditional function of the writ is to secur…” |
Preiser v. Rodriguez |
8 |
7 |
2,425 |
| 83 |
“treat the complaint's factual allegations as true ... and must grant plaintiff 'the benefit of all inferences that can be derived…” |
Sparrow, Victor H. v. United Airlines Inc |
15 |
15 |
2,401 |
| 84 |
“in reviewing for substantial evidence, the court should not undertake to re-weigh conflicting evidence, make credibility determin…” |
Patricia A. Mastro v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security, No |
19 |
17 |
2,370 |
| 85 |
“it does not appear that congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate judge's factual or legal conclusions, …” |
Thomas v. Arn |
6 |
5 |
2,366 |
| 86 |
“the trial court may also consider a parent's history of domestic violence, the parent's compliance with his or her case service p…” |
In re White |
26 |
19 |
2,360 |
| 87 |
“a plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish that he is likely to succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suff…” |
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. |
6 |
5 |
2,351 |
| 88 |
“the denial of the minimal civilized measure of life's necessities.” |
Farmer v. Brennan |
4 |
4 |
2,347 |
| 89 |
“meticulously examine the record as a whole, including anything that may undercut or detract from the alj's findings in order to d…” |
Grogan v. Barnhart |
12 |
9 |
2,333 |
| 90 |
“where the alj's findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence, we are bound by those findings, even if we would have dec…” |
Tommaso Fargnoli v. Larry G. Massanari, Commissioner, Social Security Administration |
8 |
7 |
2,332 |
| 91 |
“in view of all of the circumstances surrounding the incident, a reasonable person would have believed that he was not free to lea…” |
United States v. Mendenhall |
13 |
8 |
2,329 |
| 92 |
“failing to advance a meritless argument or raise a futile objection does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.” |
People v. Ericksen |
21 |
14 |
2,323 |
| 93 |
“trial judges retain wide latitude insofar as the confrontation clause is concerned to impose reasonable limits on such cross-exam…” |
Delaware v. Van Arsdall |
9 |
6 |
2,314 |
| 94 |
“the character of the representation and the results the representative achieved;” |
Gisbrecht v. Barnhart |
12 |
9 |
2,299 |
| 95 |
“to explore exhaustively all potential claims of a pro se plaintiff, and would also transform the district court from its legitima…” |
Bruce Beaudett v. City of Hampton City Attorneys A. Paul Burton and W. Stephen Moore Judge T.H. Wilson, II and Judge Nelson T. Overton |
6 |
6 |
2,295 |
| 96 |
“(1) an assertion that a state actor took some adverse action against an inmate (2) because of (3) that prisoner's protected condu…” |
Rhodes v. Robinson |
10 |
10 |
2,282 |
| 97 |
“the question is not whether a federal court believes the state court's determination under the strickland standard was incorrect …” |
Knowles v. Mirzayance |
6 |
4 |
2,276 |
| 98 |
“the facts alleged in the complaint are sufficient to show that the plaintiff has a 'plausible claim for relief.” |
Fowler v. UPMC SHADYSIDE |
9 |
8 |
2,265 |
| 99 |
“the presence or absence of federal-question jurisdiction is governed by the 'well-pleaded complaint rule,' which provides that fe…” |
Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams |
13 |
10 |
2,262 |
| 100 |
“if, in light of the entire record, the disputed evidence that a reasonable factfinder could not have credited in favor of the fin…” |
In Re JFC |
19 |
13 |
2,246 |