Legal Opinion
McGuire v. Bowlin
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 4, 2019No. A18-0167PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDSON, Justice.
Under New York Times Co. v. Sullivan , 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11 L.Ed.2d 686 (1964), and its progeny, defamation plaintiffs who are "public officials" or "public figures" can recover in a defamation action only upon a showing of actual malice. See id. at 283-84, 84 S.Ct. 710 ;
*822Chafoulias v. Peterson , 668 N.W.2d 642, 648-49 (Minn. 2003). In this case, we must decide whether appellant Nathan McGuire, a public high school basketball head coach, falls into either of those categories. Having reviewed the undisputed facts regarding McGuire's duties as coach and regarding the…
2Cases cited21 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
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
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