Legal Opinion
Heine v. Raus
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 3, 1969No. Civ. No. 15952PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
In this action for slander, defendant asserted the defense of absolute privilege on the ground that when he made certain defamatory statements he was acting within the scope and course of his employment by the Central Intelligence Agency on behalf of the United States, and had been instructed by the CIA to warn members of Estonian emigre groups that plaintiff was a dispatched Soviet intelligence operative, a KGB agent.
*817After various proceedings, detailed in the previous opinion of this Court, 261 F.Supp. 570 (1966), and for the reasons set out therein this Court granted…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Eerik Heine v. Juri RausCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Heine v. RausDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1966
3Cited by8 opinions
- FARNSWORTH CANNON, INC., Appellant, v. Alton B. GRIMES, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Fitzgerald v. Penthouse International, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Blum v. CampbellDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
- Fitzgerald v. Penthouse International Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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