Legal Opinion
Leon Kendall v. Daily News Publishing Co
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 8, 2013No. 11-4162PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
We granted certiorari in this case to decide three questions: (1) whether the Virgin Islands Supreme Court correctly applied independent appellate review for actual-malice determinations in public-figure libel suits, (2) what the appropriate actual-malice standard is in defamation-by-implication cases, and (3) whether the justices should have recused themselves. We conclude that although the Supreme Court misapplied independent appellate review, it correctly held that Leon Kendall — a judge formerly on the Virgin Islands Superior Court — cannot establish actual…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Donastorg v. Daily News Publishing Co.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2015
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