Legal Opinion
Desert Sun Publishing Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 19, 1979No. Civ. 21044PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GARDNER, P. J.
In this case we hold that the publication of a letter, which, in substance, charges a candidate for public office with engaging in political chicanery is protected by the First Amendment.
In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 at page 270 [11 L.Ed.2d 686 at page 701, 84 S.Ct. 710, 95 A.L.R.2d 1412], the Supreme Court observed that this country has “a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Baumgartner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Gregory v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.California Supreme Court · 1976
- Good Government Group of Seal Beach, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Washington Post Co. v. ChalonerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
3Cited by30 opinions
- Reader's Digest Assn. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Okun v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- Baker v. Los Angeles Herald ExaminerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- Rosenaur v. SchererCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- Beilenson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
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