D Magazine Partners, L.P. v. Rosenthal

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The Court holds that Janay Bender Ro-senthal may proceed with her defamation lawsuit 'against D Magazine because the gist of “The Park Cities Welfare Queen” article, considered under the appropriate legal standard, is false and defamatory.2 I agree with the Court’s analysis and join the Court’s opinion and judgment. I write separately, however, to emphasize the perils of relying on Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia 3 as an authoritative source for *443any controverted, decisive, or critical issue. As a general proposition, I believe Wikipedia is not a sufficiently reliable source, of…