Legal Opinion
Norton v. Glenn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 20, 2004No. 18 and 19 MAP 2003PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CAPPY.
At issue in these matters is whether the neutral reportage privilege is encompassed within the Pennsylvania or United States Constitutions. For the reasons that follow, we hold that it is not. We therefore affirm the order of the Superior Court.
These matters arise out of an article (“Article”) written by Tom Kennedy (“Kennedy”) which appeared in the April 20, 1995 edition of the Chester County Daily Local (“Daily Local”). The Article, which was entitled “Slurs, insults drag town into controversy,” detailed heated exchanges that occurred among members of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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