Legal Opinion
National Rifle Ass'n v. Dayton Newspapers, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided February 1, 1983No. C-3-79-436PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ENTRY SUSTAINING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; JUDGMENT TO BE ENTERED FOR DEFENDANTS; TERMINATION ENTRY
RICE, District Judge.
I. Introduction
On December 21,1979, the National Rifle Association (NRA) instituted the present defamation action against Dayton Newspapers, Inc., a corporation which publishes the Dayton Daily News, and against several employees of the Dayton Daily News, 1 based on the publication in the Dayton Daily News on December 28, 1978, of an editorial entitled “NRA again murders good sense.” 2 In addition, the NRA sued Springfield Newspapers, Inc., a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by16 opinions
- Bertell Ollman v. Rowland Evans, Robert NovakCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- West v. Thomson NewspapersUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- Wampler v. HigginsOhio Supreme Court · 2001
- Baker v. Los Angeles Herald ExaminerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- McKimm v. Ohio Elections CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 2000
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.