Legal Opinion
Sipple v. Des Moines Register & Tribune Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 27, 1978No. Civ. 40750PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JENKINS, J. *
Orders to quash service of process against out-of-state newspapers, who claim a special preference under the First Amendment, are appealed. Analogizing to Gertrude Stein (a rose is a rose is a rose), and agreeing with Chief Justice Burger, concurring in First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti (1978) 435 U.S. 765, 796-802 [55 L.Ed.2d 707, 730-734, 98 S.Ct. 1407, 1426-1429], that free speech is free speech, we conclude that no such special privilege for the press exists in California in the context here asserted. However, using usual rules applicable equally to all, we…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pennekamp v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Buckeye Boiler Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Sipple v. Chronicle Publishing Co.California Court of Appeal · 1984
- Jones v. CalderCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Evangelize China Fellowship, Inc. v. Evangelize China FellowshipCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Brown v. WatsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Buendorf v. National Public Radio, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1993
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