Legal Opinion
James Edwards v. Detroit News Inc
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 2017No. 334058PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwartzle, J.
*3 The Restatement (Second) of Torts § 559 lists membership in the Ku Klux Klan as the quintessential illustration of a defamatory statement. In an opinion piece in The Detroit News , columnist Bankole Thompson asserted that radio talk-show host *4 James Edwards is a "leader" of the Ku Klux Klan. There is no record evidence to suggest that Edwards holds a formal leadership position in the Ku Klux Klan, nor is there any record evidence to suggest that he is even a member. Notwithstanding this lack of formal relationship, Edwards has espoused views consistent with those associated with the Klan…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Virginia v. BlackSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- The Washington Post v. Honorable Deborah RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Latham v. Barton Malow Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 2008
- United States v. Stephen D. Black and Joe D. HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- TM v. MZMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018
- Conlan Abu v. MulhollandDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2023
- Hoang v. Tran CA2/6California Court of Appeal · 2021
- Reverend Kenneth Kaucheck v. the Detroit Free PressMichigan Court of Appeals · 2020
- Saltmarshall v. Prime Healthcare Services-Garden City, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2019
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