Legal Opinion
Charles J. Bufalino, Jr. v. The Associated Press
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 27, 1982No. 55, Docket 82-7256PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Charles J. Bufalino, Jr. appeals from a grant of summary judgment to the Associated Press (AP) in his diversity action for defamation against AP. Judge Werker of the Southern District of New York granted AP summary judgment on both of two independent grounds. First, he held that AP’s published statements about Bufalino were not actionable under the “fair report privilege” recognized by Pennsylvania law. Second, after finding that Bufalino was a public official and that AP had not acted with malice, he held Bufalino’s action barred under the constitutional “malice”…
2Cases cited36 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
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Rutt v. Bethlehems' Globe Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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