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Hopewell v. Midcontinent Broadcasting Corp.

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided October 18, 1995No. 18695PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GORS, Circuit Judge.

FACTS

In 1990, Richard Hopewell ran for Second Circuit judge in Sioux Falls against the incumbent, Gene Paul Kean. Hopewell said some nasty things 1 about Judge Kean, which were not true. Jessica Armstrong and Steve Hemmingsen broadcast some nasty things about Hopewell on KELO TV, which were true 2 . KELO ran this news story at 6 p.m. on October 26, 1990:

[EJarlier this week 53-year-old Richard Hopewell admitted he spent 10 minutes in Alick Drug in the buff because someone slipped him POP. KELO-Land News has learned Hopewell ended up being arrested that same day for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Wilson v. Great Northern Railway CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Mitchell v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Janklow v. Viking PressSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Matter of Discipline of HopewellSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Gordon v. BoylesSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  2. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  3. The New York Times Co. v. GonzalesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
  4. Bauer v. Gannett Co., Inc.(KARE 11)Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
  5. In Re Pettiton for Reinstatement of HopewellSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007

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