Legal Opinion
Weyrich, Paul v. New Repub Inc
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 5, 2001No. 99-7221PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:
Appellant Paul Weyrich appeals from an order of the District Court dismissing his suit for defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and civil conspiracy to defame. Weyrich’s complaint asserts that he was defamed by an article, “Robespierre of the Right — What I Ate at the Revolution,” authored by David Grann and published by The New Republic on October 27, 1997. The article is flowered with anecdotes that reveal Weyrich to be both emotionally volatile and short-tempered, and it depicts him as both a zealoted…
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