Legal Opinion
Robert C. White v. Fraternal Order of Police
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 19, 1990No. 89-7079PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Robert C. White appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. 707 F.Supp. 579. White, a Captain in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) sued the appellees, the Fraternal Order of Police (“FOP”), The Washington Post Company (“the Post”), and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (“NBC”) for invasion of privacy and defamation. Each appellee published statements about a controversy generated when White underwent a routine drug test required for his promotion from Lieutenant to Captain.…
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