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Alves v. Hometown Newspapers, 2001-1030 (2002)

Superior Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 14, 2002No. C.A. 2001-1030Published

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

Plaintiff, Stephen Alves (Alves) represents the 19th Senatorial District in the Rhode Island General Assembly and also serves on the Town of West Warwick School Building Committee. Both Defendants, Alan Palazzo (A. Palazzo) and William Palazzo (W. Palazzo) are members of the general public residing in Kent County. A. Palazzo lives in the Town of West Warwick while W. Palazzo lives in the Town of Coventry.

On November 16, 2001, Alves filed a defamation suit against Defendants, A. Palazzo, W. Palazzo and the Hometown Newspapers, Inc. d/b/a The Kent County Daily Times (Daily Times). The…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Damon v. Ocean Hills Journalism ClubCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000

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