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Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

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Dissent
  
Brennan

End date
  
1986

Full case name
  
Jack Anderson, et al. v. Liberty Lobby, Incorporated, et al.

Citations
  
477 U.S. 242 (more) 106 S. Ct. 2505; 91 L. Ed. 2d 202; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 115; 54 U.S.L.W. 4755; 4 Fed. R. Serv. 3d (Callaghan) 1041; 12 Media L. Rep. 2297

Majority
  
White, joined by Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, O'Connor

Dissent
  
Rehnquist, joined by Burger

Similar
  
Scott v Harris, Ashcroft v Iqbal, Graham v Connor, Farmer v Brennan, Erie Railroad Co v To

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 (1986), is a United States Supreme Court case articulating the standard for a trial court to grant summary judgment. Summary judgment will lie when, taking all factual inferences in the non-movant's favor, there exists no genuine issue as to a material fact such that the movant deserves judgment as a matter of law. Because appellate courts always recite Liberty Lobby when reviewing a trial court's grant of summary judgment, Liberty Lobby is the most quoted Supreme Court case.

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Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. Wikipedia