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Scott v. Harris

550 U.S. 372 (2007)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2007
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Blatant contradiction by objective record evidence (e.g., video) permits rejecting nonmovant’s story

Key Principle

Blatant contradiction by objective record evidence (e.g., video) permits rejecting nonmovant’s story

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — FRCP 56 summary judgment

Related Cases

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. 477 U.S. 242 (1986)

Genuine dispute = reasonable jury could find for nonmovant; burden of proof informs the calibration

Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp. 475 U.S. 574 (1986)

Implausible claims require stronger evidence to reach a jury

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