Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Philadelphia Daily News
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 29, 2004No. 47 EAP 2001PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice NEWMAN.
Today, we consider the extent to which Pennsylvania libel law can permissibly restrict the free expression rights1 of *604Appellant-newspapers2 to print what they deem appropriate. The issues presented force us to examine when a statement is capable of a defamatory meaning and to set forth the boundaries demarcating where concern for the protection of the reputations3 of public figures in Pennsylvania must yield to the need for an open discussion of their involvement in public *605affairs. “In cases where that line must be drawn, the rule is that we examine for ourselves the…
2Cases cited30 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
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- 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
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3Cited by125 opinions
- Mary Burton v. Teleflex IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- Lance v. WyethSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Steven Graboff v. Colleran FirmCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2014
- Mzamane v. WinfreyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- T. Joseph v. The Scranton Times, ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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