11 canonical passages across 9 cases, quoted by 623 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Hickson Corp. v. Northern Crossarm Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hickson Corp. v. Northern Crossarm Co. Anchor | green | “an issue of fact is 'genuine' if the record taken as a whole could lead a rational trier of fact to find for the nonmoving party.” | 100 |
| 2 | Hickson Corp. v. Northern Crossarm Co. | green | “an issue of fact is 'material' if, under the applicable substantive law, it might affect the outcome of the case.” | 95 |
| 3 | Norma Rollins v. Techsouth, Inc. | green | “unsubstantiated assertions alone are not enough to withstand a motion for summary judgment.” | 82 |
| 4 | Carlos Urquilla-Diaz v. Kaplan University | green | “the nonmoving party must offer more than a mere scintilla of evidence for its position; indeed, the nonmoving party must make a showing sufficient to permit the jury to reasonably find on its behalf.” | 58 |
| 5 | Greenberg v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. | green | “if the nonmoving party has produced evidence such that a reasonable factfinder could return a verdict in its favor.” | 56 |
| 6 | Hills McGee v. Sentinel Offender Services, LLC | green | “the moving party has the burden of either negating an essential element of the nonmoving party's case or showing that there is no evidence to prove a fact necessary to the nonmoving party's case.” | 54 |
| 7 | Animal Legal Defense Fund v. U.S. Department of Agriculture | green | “viewing the materials presented and all factual inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.” | 52 |
| 8 | Walter Melton v. David Abston | green | “mere scintilla of evidence in support of the nonmoving party will not suffice to overcome a motion for summary judgment.” | 49 |
| 9 | Alabama v. North Carolina | green | “summary judgment is appropriate where there 'is no genuine issue as to any material fact' and the moving party is 'entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” | 41 |
| 10 | The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | green | “where the material facts are undisputed and all that remains are questions of law, summary judgment may be granted.” | 19 |
| 11 | Hills McGee v. Sentinel Offender Services, LLC | green | “has the burden of either negating an essential element of the nonmoving party's case or showing that there is no evidence to prove a fact necessary to the nonmoving party's case.” | 17 |
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