Legal Opinion
Michigan United Conservation Clubs v. CBS News
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided February 25, 1980No. G75-524 C.APublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FOX, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs have brought suit against defendant CBS News claiming that they were defamed by two of defendant’s television broadcasts concerning the subject of hunt ing. This case was properly removed from state circuit court, and this court immediately dissolved the state court’s injunction which prevented defendant from rebroadcasting the shows. Defendant has now filed a motion for summary judgment alleging that plaintiffs’ claims of defamation are not actionable. This will be treated below.
Plaintiffs consist of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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