Legal Opinion
Kotlikoff v. the Community News
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 27, 1982PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
CLIFFORD, Justice.
This case addresses an aspect of the constitutional protection accorded expression of opinion about a public figure. Our consideration of the subject comes in the wake of recent Supreme Court decisions dealing with defamation. Plaintiff claims that allegations of a “cover up” contained in defendant Leather’s letter to the editor of a local newspaper were defamatory. The trial court, ruling that the remarks were privileged as fair comment, granted defendants’ motion for summary judg ment. The Appellate Division reversed and remanded.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by122 opinions
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