Legal Opinion
Brewer v. Rogers
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 2, 1993No. A93A1022PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Presiding Judge.
Brewer appeals from the grant of summary judgment to State Superintendent of Schools Rogers, Gillett Communications of Atlanta, Inc. d/b/a WAGA-TV 5, and its news reporter Shuler. Brewer sued these parties, plus the State of Georgia, in a number of counts. Relevant to the appeal are claims of libel and defamacast by WAGA and Shuler, slander by Rogers, and false light invasion of privacy by WAGA and Shuler.
The television newscast at issue was aired on November 14, 1989, and was prompted by a then-current investigation of alleged grade changes for a football-playing…
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- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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