Legal Opinion
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. v. Church
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1968No. 8122PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOCKWOOD, Justice:
Appellee Wade Church was Attorney General of the State of Arizona at the time of the commencement of this suit for libel on May 11, 1959. His claim was based upon an alleged libelous editorial which appeared on the front page of the Arizona Republic, one of two daily newspapers published by appellant, Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. Appellant Eugene C. Pulliam was, and is, president and publisher of the corporate defendant; appellant Michael Padev was the author of the editorial by which appellee claims he was libeled.
The events preceding the publication of the editorial were the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Ronwin v. ShapiroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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