Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Time Inc.
District Court, E.D. California
Decided September 14, 1979No. Civ. No. S-79-369PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KARLTON, District Judge.
In the 1930’s the poet Carl Sandburg asked:
Why is there always a secret singing When the lawyer cashes in?
Why does the hearse horse snicker Hauling a lawyer away?
In its April 10, 1978, edition Time Magazine’s answer was contained in a story entitled “Those #*X§!! Lawyers.”
In casting about for reasons for the generally unfavorable view Time found the public held of lawyers, it suggested that one reason may be found in the profession’s system of self-discipline.
To illustrate its point Time reported:
“Thanks to painfully slow bar discipline, a northern…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by91 opinions
- Jerome R. Lewis v. Time IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Jackie Collins Lerman v. Flynt Distributing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Plute v. Roadway Package System, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2001
- Diaz v. Allstate Insurance GroupDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1998
- Aids Counseling & Testing Centers v. Group W Television, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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