Legal Opinion
Robert L. Cardillo v. Doubleday & Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 16, 1975No. 787, Docket 74-2543PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
Robert Cardillo, presently incarcerated at the United States Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Murray I. Gurfein, Judge, 1 dismissing petitioner’s civil libel suit and granting summary judgment for the appellees on the grounds that publication of My Life in the Mafia is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. We affirm.
Petitioner’s complaint alleged that Doubleday & Co., Inc., Thomas Renner, Vincent Teresa, and Fawcett Publications published…
2Cases cited7 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
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Urbano v. SondernDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1966
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3Cited by49 opinions
- William G. Brooks v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Geraldo Rivera Charles C. Thompson and Maravilla Productions Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Maressa v. New Jersey MonthlySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Providence Journal Co. v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1978
- Robert C. Guccione v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. And Flynt Distributing Company, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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