Legal Opinion
Phelps v. Wichita Eagle-Beacon
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1989No. Nos. 86-1977, 86-1998 and 86-2018PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Plaintiff-appellant Fred W. Phelps brought suit in the district court alleging that defendants conspired to publish defamatory articles about him in violation of federal civil rights statutes, the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The district court dismissed all claims under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim. Phelps v. Wichita Eagle-Beacon, 632…
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