Legal Opinion
Adolph Coors Company v. Movement Against Racism and the Klan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 12, 1985No. 85-7082PublishedCited by 318 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Libel law seeks to protect the private right of the individual against false statements that diminish his standing in the eyes of others. But when expression concerns issues of public consequence, the law of libel “runs squarely into the right to freedom of expression” and poses problems “among the most complex and troublesome in the whole field of First Amendment doctrine.” T. Emerson, The System of Freedom of Expression 517 (1970). Courts have long recognized the preeminent position of First Amendment rights in our constitutional firmament. We could not countenance…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by318 opinions
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- Smith & Fuller, P.A. v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Cox v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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