Legal Opinion
Richard L. Windsor v. The Tennessean
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1984No. 81-5668PublishedCited by 355 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Windsor, a former assistant United States attorney, appeals a district court order dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Appellees are The Tennessean, a newspaper; John Seigenthaler, its publisher; Wayne Whitt and Carol Clurman, two of the newspaper’s employees; and Hal Hardin, former United States attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The complaint raises claims for damages under the fifth amendment’s due process clause, under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(1), under 5 U.S.C. § 552a and under…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by355 opinions
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