Legal Opinion
Joseph L. Alioto v. Cowles Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1980No. 77-2999PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
This is a diversity suit for libel brought by the ex-mayor of San Francisco against the publisher of LOOK Magazine. The suit is based on an article that appeared in LOOK in September 1969 entitled, “The Web that Links San Francisco’s Mayor Al-ioto and the Mafia: A LOOK report on the private Joseph Alioto and his relationships with organized crime.” The facts are set out in our previous opinion, 519 F.2d 777 (9th Cir. 1975), and in the most recent opinion of the district court, 430 F.Supp. 1363 (N.D.Cal.1977).
This case has been tried four times. This is the second…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Emde v. San Joaquin County Central Labor CouncilCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- Rangen, Inc., a Corporation, Buhl Feed & Ice Company, a Corporation, and Elwood D. Grimes v. Sterling Nelson & Sons, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Valley Engineers Inc. v. Electric Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- U-Haul International, Inc., an Oregon Corp. v. Jartran, Inc., a Florida Corporation, and James A. RyderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Nevada Independent Broadcasting Corp. v. AllenNevada Supreme Court · 1983
- Guillermo Gallego Munoz v. County of ImperialCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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