Legal Opinion
Kapiloff v. Dunn
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 23, 1975No. 840, September Term, 1974PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, C. J.
In this libel action the defamed was a public figure claiming injury to his reputation because of a statement, which was a matter of public concern, affecting him in his calling, published by a newspaper of general circulation. Therefore the right to recover was clearly governed by New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U. S. 254. New York Times, through the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, impressed on the Maryland law of defamation the First Amendment freedoms of free speech and press. 1 2 Holding that “the Constitution delimits a State’s power to award damages…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Dorsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- A. E. Hotchner v. Jose Luis Castillo-Puche, and Doubleday & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Piscatelli v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2012
- Jose S. De Leon, M.D. Maria G. De Leon, His Wife v. Saint Joseph Hospital, Inc. William L. MacOn Iv, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Colson v. StiegIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
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