Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 701 10 U.S.C. § 654 10 U.S.C. § 654(a) 10 U.S.C. § 654(a)(11) 10 U.S.C. § 654(a)(15) 10 U.S.C. § 654(a)(9) 10 U.S.C. § 654(b)(2) 10 U.S.C. § 654(f)(1) Supreme Court 274 U.S. 357, 375 357 U.S. 513, 526 361 U.S. 147, 150-151 381 U.S. 479 391 U.S. 367, 377 392 U.S. 514, 543-544 398 U.S. 58, 60 405 U.S. 438 410 U.S. 113 413 U.S. 1, 10 413 U.S. 49, 61 417 U.S. 733 430 U.S. 99, 109 431 U.S. 494, 502 431 U.S. 678 441 U.S. 418, 425-426 442 U.S. 584, 600 444 U.S. 348, 354-355 453 U.S. 57, 63-70 457 U.S. 307, 315-322 470 U.S. 598, 611-612 473 U.S. 432, 440 475 U.S. 41, 47-48 475 U.S. 503, 507-510 478 U.S. 186 481 U.S. 739, 745 483 U.S. 435, 447 488 U.S. 435, 447 491 U.S. 781, 791 494 U.S. 210, 223 495 U.S. 423, 443 497 U.S. 261, 278-279 501 U.S. 560, 569 503 U.S. 159 504 U.S. 127, 135-136 505 U.S. 1, 11-12 505 U.S. 377, 382 505 U.S. 833, 847-877 507 U.S. 163, 164 508 U.S. 476, 489 509 U.S. 312, 324 510 U.S. 163, 177 511 U.S. 164, 187 513 U.S. 374, 379 515 U.S. 557, 574-575 517 U.S. 620 517 U.S. 748, 768 521 U.S. 702, 720 529 U.S. 803, 813 530 U.S. 57, 65-75 539 U.S. 166, 179 539 U.S. 558 Circuit Courts 34 F.3d 1469, 1476-1480 80 F.3d 915 88 F.3d 1280 97 F.3d 256 106 F.3d 1420, 1430 118 F.3d 37, 46 124 F.3d 1126 148 F.3d 812, 817 155 F.3d 628 293 F.3d 726, 731-732 358 F.3d 804, 815-818 385 F.3d 503, 532 412 F.3d 808, 817-818 415 F.3d 135, 138-139 418 F.3d 1, 12 420 F.3d 397, 417-418 446 F.3d 262, 266 455 F.3d 859, 866 465 F.3d 851, 857-858 470 F.3d 250, 261 490 F.3d 92, 95 514 F.3d 107, 112 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) 429 F. Supp. 2d 385 880 F. Supp. 968, 975-976 909 F. Supp. 1303, 1313

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