Legal Opinion
Dougherty v. Capitol Cities Communications, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 6, 1986No. 81-73981PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMORE, District Judge.
In a society which takes seriously the principle that government rests upon the consent of the governed, freedom of the press must be the most cherished tenet. It is elementary that a democracy cannot long survive unless the people are provided with the information needed to form judgments on issues that affect their ability to intelligently govern themselves. 1
Defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissal in this diversity case raises fundamental issues of the right of a free press to report matters of public interest. It is a defamation action arising…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Perez v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988
- Locricchio v. Evening News Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1991
- Larry Zerangue and Leon B. Carriere, Cross-Appellees v. Tsp Newspapers, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Taunt v. Barman (In Re Barman)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
- Youngman v. Bursztyn (In Re Bursztyn)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 2007
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