Legal Opinion
Ayala v. Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1996No. 92-CV-1553PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge.
This case requires us to decide the meaning of the First Amendment’s injunction against laws “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press” in the context of an action for defamation. A jury found that appellant Kevin Ayala, an airline pilot, had shown by a preponderance of the evidence that his former lover, appellee Evie Washington, falsely told Ayala’s employer and the Federal Aviation Administration that he had used marijuana dining his off-duty hours. The jury also found that Ayala had shown by clear and convincing evidence that Washington either knew her…
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