Legal Opinion
Dallas Morning News Co. v. Garcia
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided December 11, 1991No. 04-91-00472-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON RELATORS' PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
BUTTS, Justice.
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS CONDITIONALLY GRANTED
This original mandamus proceeding arises out of two libel actions against rela-tors.1 Respondent, Ricardo H. Garcia, judge of the 229th District Court of Starr County, has ordered relators to disclose to the libel plaintiffs the identity of the sources used in the preparation of the articles. Relators have asked for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Garcia to rescind his order compelling disclosure. They argue that he has abused his discretion because the identities of their sources…
2Cases cited26 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
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Johnson v. Fourth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Gordon v. BoylesSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
- The New York Times Co. v. GonzalesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- Bauer v. Gannett Co., Inc.(KARE 11)Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
- Nelson v. PaganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012
- In Re Union Pacific Railroad, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
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