Legal Opinion
Davis v. Glanton
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 23, 1997PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
We address the application of the Pennsylvania Shield Law and the qualified privilege of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution to a subpoena issued to a non-party newspaper by plaintiffs in a defamation suit.
The Philadelphia Inquirer and one of its reporters, Kyle York Spencer (collectively, “Inquirer”) appeal the trial court order requiring them under a subpoena to turn over certain materials to the plaintiffs, the Commissioners of Lower Merion Township (“plaintiffs” or “Commissioners”). The underlying action for defamation was brought by the Commissioners against…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Cuthbertson, Gerald M. Appeal of Cbs Inc., Third Party WitnessCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Riley v. City of ChesterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Taylor and Selby AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Castellani v. Scranton Times, LPSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Castellani v. Scranton Times L.P., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2005
- Commonwealth v. TysonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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