Legal Opinion
Freedom Newspapers of Texas v. Cantu
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 2005No. 04-0115PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brister
The former sheriff of Cameron County, Texas brought suit against The Brownsville Herald and two former employees (collectively “the Herald ”) 1 alleging that two articles about a candidate debate shortly before the 2000 election were defamatory. The trial court denied the Herald’s motions for summary judgment and the court of appeals affirmed. 2 Because we conclude there was no evidence of actual malice, we reverse.
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On October 4, 2000, shortly before early voting was to begin in the November 2000 general election, several candidates for local office in Cameron County participated in a debate…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Alexander v. SandovalSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Cruz v. Van SickleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
- DR Partners v. Floyd, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007
- Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P. v. Penick, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Magee v. BoydSupreme Court of Alabama · 2015
- Hotze v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012
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