Legal Opinion
Nader v. De Toledano
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1979No. 13019PublishedCited by 239 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from summary judgment for the defendants in a libel action brought by Ralph Nader against journalist Ralph de Toledano and his syndicator, Copley Press, Inc., for statements made by de Toledano in a column distributed by Copley. In determining whether summary judgment was properly entered against appellant, we are called upon to decide a threshold issue of first impression in this court— the showing which a public figure plaintiff must make in order to defeat a defense motion for summary judgment in a libel action governed by the constitutional standards…
2Cases cited94 opinions
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- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by239 opinions
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- Kerrigan v. Britches of Georgetowne, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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