Legal Opinion

Republican National Committee v. Taylor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 20, 2002No. 00-7210 & 00-7211PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge:

After publishing an offer to pay one million dollars to the first person who could demonstrate that a statement about Republican plans for Medicare spending was false, the Republican National Committee (RNC) denied all claims for the prize. Two of those claims are now before this court. The RNC prevailed in the district court on its motion for summary judgment, and we affirm.

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In December 1995, the Republican National Committee ran an advertisement in the newspapers USA Today and Roll Call. The ad is reproduced at the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  5. Becker v. MontgomerySupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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