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Tolan v. Cotton’s Empirical Analysis

572 U.S. 650 · 2014

Citation profile

224
cited by 224 later decisions
5
cited 5 times by the Supreme Court
1
states following
March 2026
most recently cited

24 federal appellate · 18 district · 1 state decisions

Appellate journey

reviewedthe decision below (from Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Relationships

Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · Anderson v. Creighton · Graham v. Connor · Pearson v. Callahan

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 224 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “[C]ourts may not resolve genuine disputes of fact in favor of the party seeking summary judgment.”
    4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “By weighing the evidence and reaching factual inferences contrary to Tolan's competent evidence, the court below neglected to adhere to the fundamental principle that at the summary judgment stage, reasonable inferences should be drawn in favor of the non-moving party.”
    3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “[T]he evidence of the nonmovant is to be believed, and all justifiable inferences are to be drawn in his favor”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.