Legal Opinion
Goldwater v. Ginzburg
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 27, 1966No. 65 Civ. 2676PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYATT, District Judge.
This is a motion by defendants for summary judgment in their favor. Fed.R. Civ.P. 56. The action is one for libel and plaintiff has demanded jury trial. The complaint prays for one million dollars as compensatory damages and another one million dollars as punitive damages.
Defendants contend that application of the principle announced in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 84 S.Ct. 710, 11 L.Ed.2d 686 (1964) requires that they have summary judgment. That principle is as follows (376 U.S. at 279-280, 84 S.Ct. at 726):
“The constitutional guarantees require, we…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Barry M. Goldwater v. Ralph Ginzburg, Warren Boroson, and Factmagazine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Bon Air Hotel, Inc. v. Time, Inc. And Dan JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Berkey v. DeliaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Fulton v. Advertiser Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Loveless v. GraddickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
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