Ashcroft v. Iqbal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ashcroft_v._Iqbal
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_number 07-1015
gptkbp:case_outcome gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
Plaintiff's claims were dismissed
gptkbp:case_types Civil rights case
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
May 18, 2009
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ashcroft v. Iqbal
gptkbp:impact Civil rights litigation
Pleading standards in federal court
Affected cases involving government officials
Influenced later cases on pleading standards
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:John_Ashcroft
gptkb:Javaid_Iqbal
gptkbp:is_cited_in 556 U. S. 662
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legal_context Post-9/11 detentions
Civil rights under the First and Fifth Amendments
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:Federal_Rule_of_Civil_Procedure_8
Qualified immunity
gptkbp:legal_principle Plausibility standard
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkb:Constitution
Civil procedure
Federal courts
First Amendment rights
Government accountability
Case law
Statutory interpretation
Legal representation
Due process
Legal precedents
Legal advocacy
Legal challenges
Legal frameworks
Legal principles
Legal ethics
Legal interpretation
Legal consequences
Civil rights protections
Legal implications
Legal standards
Federal jurisdiction
Legal remedies
Fifth Amendment rights
Equal protection
Litigation outcomes
Judicial discretion
Public interest litigation
Judicial outcomes
Litigation strategy
Legal doctrines
Legal ramifications
Judicial precedent
Legal outcomes
Legal strategy
Litigation costs
Legal standards of review
Immunity doctrine
Litigation tactics
gptkbp:outcome Dismissed the complaint
gptkbp:precedent Iqbal pleading standard
Iqbal standard for pleading
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Bell_Atlantic_Corp._v._Twombly
gptkb:Harlow_v._Fitzgerald
gptkbp:significance Clarified standards for pleading in federal court
Reinforced qualified immunity for government officials
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bivens_v._Six_Unknown_Named_Agents
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6