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8.864 documents for public figure doctrine

- Libel and Slander
... accuse the plaintiff of something in a public place where others are present, or make defamatory... who are accused of defaming public figures who are not government officials. In the companion... . THE PUBLIC FIGURE DOCTRINE: AN UNWORKABLE CONCEPT?. The "public figure" doctr...
- West's Encyclopedia of American Law
- Jap–Ma
- Carey Dunai Lohrenz, Appellant, v. Elaine Donnelly, Center for Military Readiness, Et Al., Appellees., 350 F.3d 1272 (D.C. Cir. 2003)
... the scope of the voluntary limited-purpose public figure doctrine. Carey Dunai Lohrenz became one of...
- Federal Circuits
- Access to media all a-Twitter: revisiting Gertz and the access to media test in the age of social networking.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE DISTINCTION IN DEFAMATION LAW A. New York ... the actual malice requirement for public figures in defamation cases, (2) the test employed by cour...Walton, The Public Figure Doctrine: A Reexamination of Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. in...
- Federal Communications Law Journal
- Vol. 63 Nbr. 2, March 2011

- Commercial Law Updates - An Analysis Of Cases And Developments From September 2010.
... original obligation failed as a matter of public policy on the grounds that it was a penalty, then ... that there are workings to show how any figure was arrived at. . Notice period cuts compensation ... court held that the "first sale" doctrine applied, i.e. where a copyright holder chooses to ...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Nbr. 2010, January 2010
- Intellectual property crimes.
...The Internet and the First Sale Doctrine B. Internet Service Provider Liability VI. PATENT ... also compromise the safety of the general public due to the use of counterfeit materials in pharmac... use of quotations from a public figure's unpublished manuscript not sanctioned by the fai...
- American Criminal Law Review
- Vol. 47 Nbr. 2, March 2010
- Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises, 471 U.S. 539 (1985)
...($12,500 in advance and the balance at publication) in exchange for the right to excerpt 7,500 words ... contend should be done, the fair use doctrine to what amounts to a public figure exception to co...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Richard Bichler, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Union Bank and Trust Co., Et Al., Defendants-Appellees., 715 F.2d 1059 (6th Cir. 1983)
... of proof by (a) finding that he was a public figure under the doctrine established in Sullivan ...
- Federal Circuits
- William McKinley and the rhetorical presidency.
... visible, and popular direction rooted in public speaking. While Roosevelt and Wilson are certainly..., Progressive successors as a central figure in the development of the rhetorical presidency. .... of the 'rule' of nineteenth-century doctrine" (1987, 88). Among other things, Johnson went on a...
- Presidential Studies Quarterly
- Vol. 41 Nbr. 1, March 2011
- Merle W. Dameron, Appellant, v. Washington Magazine, Inc., Et Al. Merle W. Dameron v. Washington Magazine, Inc., Et Al., Appellants., 779 F.2d 736 (D.C. Cir. 1985)
..., we find that Dameron's role in a major public occurrence resulted in his becoming an involuntaryy, limited-purpose public figure. Under the controlling precedents, this status als... of the district court's decision and the doctrine that in fact shields the defendants from liability...
- Federal Circuits
- Bunten Files Answer in Ledbetter Lawsuit
Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten responded in a legal document last week to a lawsuit contending Bunten said at a public meeting that Joseph Ledbetter failed the Kansas Bar exam three times, when he actually had failed it once. The Topeka Capital-Journal learned Monday of the lawsuit. Attorney Lucas L. Thompson, representing Ledbetter, filed it against Bunten as a private citizen on Sept. 27 in Shawnee County District Court seeking damages in excess of $75,000 and alleging Bunten committed the torts of defamation, outrageous conduct and three types of invasion of privacy.

... public meetings qualifies him as a public figure, therefore Defendant has qualified immunity.". Quaalified immunity is a doctrine in federal law that shields government officials f...
- The Topeka Capital-Journal
- November 22, 2011