Legal Opinion
Doe v. Cahill
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 5, 2005No. 266, 2005PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Chief Justice.
The defendant-appellant, John Doe No. 1, anonymously posted allegedly defamatory statements about the plaintiff-appellee, Cahill, on an internet blog. Cahill brought a defamation action. Seeking to serve process on Doe, Cahill sought to compel the disclosure of his identity from a third party that had the information. A Superi- or Court judge applied a good faith standard to test the plaintiffs complaint and ordered the third party to disclose Doe’s identity. Doe appeals from the Superior Court’s order. Because the trial judge applied a standard insufficiently protective…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Reno v. American Civil Liberties UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- McIntyre v. Ohio Elections CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by247 opinions
- Solers, Inc. v. DoeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- Independent Newspapers, Inc. v. BrodieCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2009
- Krinsky v. Doe 6California Court of Appeal · 2008
- Thomas M Cooley Law School v. Doe 1Michigan Court of Appeals · 2013
- Anonymous Online Speakers v. United States District CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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