Milkovich v. News-Herald

The matter presented for our review involves important First Amendment considerations which require us to weigh the important interests of an uninhibited press and the need for judicial redress of libelous utterances.

I

The first issue before this court is whether appellant Milkovich is a “public figure” or “public official” as a matter of law.

The appellees argue that appellant is precluded from raising the issue that he is not a public figure, because he failed to preserve the issue during the initial appellate process of the cause.

In rejecting this argument we find that upon a careful review…