Legal Opinion

Desmond v. News and Observer Publ'g Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided August 14, 2020No. 132PA18-2Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 132PA18-2 Filed 14 August 2020 BETH DESMOND v. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS, INC., and MANDY LOCKE On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 263 N.C. App. 26,

823 S.E.2d 412

(2018), affirming the order and judgment entered 18 November 2016 and the order entered 30 January 2017 by Judge A. Graham Shirley in Superior Court, Wake County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 4 November 2019. Dement Askew & Johnson, by James T. Johnson and Chynna T. Smith, for…

2Cases cited30 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. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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