Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Argued December 3, 1985
Decided June 25, 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
Holding
Summary judgment will not lie if the dispute about a material fact is "genuine," that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Case opinions
Majority White, joined by Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, O'Connor
Dissent Brennan
Dissent Rehnquist, joined by Burger
Laws applied
Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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.[1]

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