Legal Opinion
New York Magazine v. Metropolitan Transit Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 1, 1997No. 97 CIV. 8792(SAS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
Who would have dreamed that the Mayor would object to more publicity? But that is what this case is all about. Our twice-elected Mayor, whose name is in every local newspaper on a daily basis, who is featured regularly on the cover of weekly magazines, who chooses to appear in drag on a well-known national TV show, and who many believe is considering a run for higher office, objects to his name appearing on the side of City buses. He staunchly asserts, through his designated officials, that he has a “right to publicity,” namely the right to control…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- New York Magazine, a Division of Primedia Magazines, Inc. v. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Altbach v. KulonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Cornwell v. SachsDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2000
- Raymen v. UNITED SENIOR ASS'N, INC.District Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Alfano v. NGHT, INC.District Court, E.D. New York · 2009
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