Legal Opinion
Arpaio v. Zucker
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 31, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2018-2894Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOSEPH MICHAEL ARPAIO, Plaintiff, v. Civil No. 18-2894 (RCL) JEFF ZUCKER, et al., Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Joseph Arpaio brings this action against three media corporations and several of their employees for publishing or broadcasting allegedly defamatory statements concerning Mr. Arpaio’s 2017 criminal contempt of court conviction. Defendants erroneously represented that Mr. Arpaio had either been convicted of a felony or had spent time in prison.’ And so, Mr. Arpaio filed the instant suit alleging defamation,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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