Legal Opinion
Capital-Gazette Newspapers, Inc. v. Stack
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 4, 1982No. [No. 53, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavidson, J.
Murphy, C. J., concurs in the result, and filed a concurring opinion at page 543 infra. Cole, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 544 infra.
This case concerns an interpretation and application of the principle established in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710 (1964), that in a defamation action a public figure must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the allegedly false defamatory publication was made with "actual malice.”
During the 1978 general election, the respondent, Richard L. Stack, was the Republican candidate for election to the Maryland…
2Cases cited18 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
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- McDermott v. HughleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
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