Supreme Court· 7/1/1986

Papasan v. Allain

Citations

478 U.S. 265
106 S. Ct. 2932
92 L. Ed. 2d 209
1986 U.S. LEXIS 127
54 U.S.L.W. 4939

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holding that the Mississippi Governor and Secretary of State were proper defendants because of their “general supervision” over local officials administration of land set-asides for educational purposes
holding that the Eleventh Amendment precludes claim characterized as breach of a continuing obligation to comply with trust obligations
holding that on a motion to dismiss, courts “are not bound to accept as true a legal conclusion couched as a factual allegation”
holding that courts “are not bound to accept as true a legal conclusion couched as a factual allegation”
holding that Eleventh Amendment did not bar suit against secretary of state responsible for “general supervision” of the administration of public school land funds by local school officials
holding that “legal conclusion[s] couched as factual allegation[s]” are not presumed true for 12(b)(6) purposes

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