Legal Opinion

Ollman v. Evans Et Al.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 28, 1985No. 84-1524Published

1Opinion of the Court

471 U.S. 1127

105 S.Ct. 2662

86 L.Ed.2d 278

Bertell OLLMAN

v.

Rowland EVANS and Robert Novak

No. 84-1524

Supreme Court of the United States

May 28, 1985

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The petition for writ of certiorari is denied.

2DissentJustice Rehnquist, joined by The Chief Justice

1

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3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Bertell Ollman v. Rowland Evans, Robert NovakCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  4. November v. Time Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1963
  5. Ollman v. EvansDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979

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