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“the court's function is to determine whether the publication, taken as a whole, is defamatory, not whether two isolated statements might not be defamatory if published by themselves.”
60 citation events (5 in the last 25 years) across 22 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Clayton v. Hogan (tnmd, 2024-10-04)
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1978 2002 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 6 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Clayton v. Hogan
M.D. Tenn. · 2024 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
the court's function is to determine whether the publication, taken as a whole, is defamatory, not whether two isolated statements might not be defamatory if published by themselves.
cited Cited "see" Weaver v. Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Pa. · 2007 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hoffman v. Washington Post, 433 F.Supp. 600, 605 (D.D.C.1977), affirmed, 578 F.2d 442 (D.C.Cir.1978).
discussed Cited "see" William P. Tavoulareas, Peter Tavoulareas v. Philip Piro. William P. Tavoulareas, Peter Tavoulareas v. The Washington Post Company, D/B/A the Washington Post, a Delaware Corporation
D.C. Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hoffman v. Washington Post Co., 433 F.Supp. 600, 602 (D.D.C.1977), aff'd, 578 F.2d 442 (D.C.Cir.1978); Joseph v. Xerox Corp., 594 F.Supp. 330, 332 (D.D.C.1984). 271 In addressing whether the article is capable of bearing a defamatory meaning, the majority creates an easy task for itself.
cited Cited "see" Tavoulareas v. Piro
D.C. Cir. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See Hoffman v. Washington Post Co., 433 F.Supp. 600, 602 (D.D.C.1977), aff'd, 578 F.2d 442 (D.C.Cir.1978); Joseph v. Xerox Corp., 594 F.Supp. 330, 332 (D.D.C.1984).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Biro v. Condé Nast
S.D.N.Y. · 2013 · signal: see also · confidence low
See Chandok v. Klessig, 648 F.Supp.2d 449, 459 (N.D.N.Y.2009) (determining that publication in plant biology journals constitutes voluntary injection into a public controversy (citing Celle v. Filipino Reporter Enters., Inc., 209 F.3d 163, 177 (2d Cir.2000))); see also Hoffman v. Washington Post Co., 433 F.Supp. 600, 604 (D.D.C.1977), aff'd, 578 F.2d 442 (D.C.Cir.1978) (lecturer and author on nutrition was a public figure for the purposes of protein shakes and supplements).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Secretary, H.U.D
D.C. Cir. · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Hoffman v. Washington Post Co., 433 F.Supp. 600 (D.D.C.1977), aff'd, 578 F.2d 442 (D.C.Cir.1978).
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Ferri
v.
Buckley
77-1826.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Jun 22, 1978.
578 F.2d 442
Published
1 passage pin-cited by 1 case
Pinpoint authority: bottom 78%
Citer courts: M.D. Tennessee (1)

578 F.2d 442

188 U.S.App.D.C. 200

Ferri
v.
Buckley

No. 77-1826

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

6/22/78

1

D.C.D.C.

AFFIRMED