Legal Opinion
Expeditions Unlimited Aquatic Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation, Norman Scott v. Smithsonian Institution
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 16, 1977No. 74-1899PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*291LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
This opinion considers the issue of the conflict between the public interest in shielding responsible government officials against the harassment of vindictive or ill-founded law suits and the interest of those whose reputations may have been injured by statements of government officials. In Barr v. Matteo,1 the Supreme Court struck the balance in favor of the officials. We do not view that 1959 ruling as undercut by later decisions, and adhere to it.
Plaintiff, Expeditions Unlimited, brought an action for libel against Clifford Evans, Chairman of the Department of…
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