Daily Journal of Commerce, Inc. v. Daily Journal Corp.

In 1961, the Legislature added a new qualification for newspapers that wanted to publish legal announcements: newspapers must contain "news of general interest as contrasted with news of interest primarily to an organization, group or class.” This qualification requires a publication to dedicate itself to topics in such a way as to ensnare a broad based readership. Because the Legislature intended to disqualify special interest newspa pers, the Washington Journal, which emphasizes news of particular interest to lawyers, does not qualify as a legal newspaper. Consequently, we affirm the trial…