Legal Opinion
Tavoulareas v. Piro
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 9, 1985No. Nos. 83-1604, 83-1605PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Background Facts................................................ 78
II. The Legal Standard.............................................. 83
III. Defamation and Falsity.......................................... 89
1. Defamatory Character of the November 30 Article.............. 89
2. Falsity...:.................................................... 91
IV. Reckless Disregard of Truth or Falsity — Actual Malice........ 94
1. The…
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