Legal Opinion
Ilya D. Levin v. John McPhee the New Yorker Magazine, Inc., and Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 17, 1997No. 971, Docket 96-7408PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
Libel law frequently calls for careful policing of the line that separates defamatory writings for which an author is properly liable from legitimate explorations of controversial episodes for which a journalist or historian must enjoy insulation from liability. The weighty interests of victims apprehending damaged reputations and of members of the public seeking an opportunity to make up their own minds weigh in the balance. The tension between those interests provides the context in which this appeal arises. The specific issue is whether, in the circumstances of…
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