Legal Opinion
Holy Spirit Ass'n for Unification of World Christianity v. New York Times Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1979PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
In this libel action, plaintiff Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (the Unification Church) seeks to recover 45 million dollars in damages from defendant New York Times Company due to the publication by defendant of three articles referring to intelligence documents released by the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on International Organizations concerning its investigation of Korean-American affairs.
Defendant moved for summary judgment on the ground that the allegedly libelous articles are fair and true reports of…
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- Edmiston v. Time, IncorporatedDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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