Binder v. Triangle Publications, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

The controlling issue presented in this appeal is whether a news story headlined “Slay Trial Bares Story of Bizarre Love Triangle” published by the Philadelphia Daily News is actionable as libel or is privileged as a matter of law either as a fair and accurate report of a judicial proceeding or as a constitutionally protected publication under the First Amendment. We affirm the granting of defendant-appellee’s motion for summary judgment.

No dispute exists as to the facts surrounding the alleged libel. On July 8, 1968, a trial commenced in the Philadelphia Court…