259 F. Supp. 2d 494 - Bright v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
1 district ·
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Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Campbell v. United States Department of Justice · King v. United States Department of Justice · Salas v. Carpenter
Most-quoted passages
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“[A] court may strike any affidavit that is not based on personal knowledge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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