Legal Opinion
Singh v. Sukhram
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 21, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chambers, J.
At issue here is whether the Noerr-Pennington doctrine derived from Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. (365 US 127 [1961]) and Mine Workers v Pennington (381 US 657 [1965]), which provides First Amendment protections for persons petitioning the government for redress, applies to a cause of action sounding in libel. The NoerrPennington doctrine does not apply to causes of action sounding in libel. However, allegedly libelous statements addressed to the government for redress enjoy a qualified privilege, requiring proof of malice…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by2 opinions
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