summary judgment
noun
: judgment that may be granted upon a party's motion when the pleadings, discovery, and any affidavits show that there is no issue of material fact and that the party is entitled to judgment in its favor as a matter of law
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New York Judge Sabrina Kraus will weigh the competing arguments on the motion for summary judgment and issue a ruling, most likely this summer.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2025
If this were a civil case, the parties would likely file motions for summary judgment, and the judge would be able to offer an explanation of how the law applies to the evidence adduced at trial.
—Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Anti-SLAPP laws accomplish this by, basically, moving the summary judgment motion from the end of a case to the start of the case and imposing a stay of the litigation until the Anti-SLAPP motion is resolved by the court.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The two cases were consolidated and the parties each filed for summary judgment, which Velazco lost, according to court records.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2025
If this were a civil case, the parties would likely file motions for summary judgment, and the judge would be able to offer an explanation of how the law applies to the evidence adduced at trial.
—Andrea Tinianow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Anti-SLAPP laws accomplish this by, basically, moving the summary judgment motion from the end of a case to the start of the case and imposing a stay of the litigation until the Anti-SLAPP motion is resolved by the court.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The two cases were consolidated and the parties each filed for summary judgment, which Velazco lost, according to court records.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Summary judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summary%20judgment. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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