Legal Opinion
Tague v. Citizens for Law & Order, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California
Decided October 19, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 969PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PHILLIPS, J.
I. Introduction
This appeal is from a judgment in favor of an assistant public defender against a citizens’ group and the editor of its newsletter for defamatory statements printed in the newsletter.
The principal issue before us on appeal is whether an assistant public defender is a public official within the meaning of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) 376 U.S. 254 [11 L.Ed.2d 686, 84 S.Ct. 710, 95 A.L.R.2d 1412]1 and is, therefore, required to prove actual malice to recover damages for defamatory falsehoods by the press. The trial judge, upon appellants’ motion for…
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