Tavoulareas v. Washington Post Co., 484 U.S. 870 (1987). · Go Syfert
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“if the agency itself were an interested party ... deference might lead a court to endorse self-serving views that an agency might offer....”
129 citation events (4 in the last 25 years) across 39 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Eramo v. Rolling Stone, LLC (vawd, 2016-09-22) · Strongest negative: F. David Seinfeld, Leatrice Seinfeld, Frederick Seinfeld v. K. Frank Austen, Duane L. Burnham, H. Laurance Fuller
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Top citers, strongest first. 30 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited "but see" F. David Seinfeld, Leatrice Seinfeld, Frederick Seinfeld v. K. Frank Austen, Duane L. Burnham, H. Laurance Fuller
unknown court · 1994 · signal: but see · confidence high
But see West 14th Street Commercial Corp. v. 5 West 14th Street Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188, 194 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987) (indicating that even if plaintiffs had no express right of action under the statute, their state claims encompassed a substantial federal question and therefore still presented a federal question sufficient under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 ). 3 .
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Eramo v. Rolling Stone, LLC
W.D. Va. · 2016 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
plaintiff may prove the defendant's subjective state of mind through the cumulation of circumstantial evidence.
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) California Energy Commission, Puget Sound Power & Light Company, Washington Water Power Company (\Wwp\")
unknown court · 1990 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
if the agency itself were an interested party ... deference might lead a court to endorse self-serving views that an agency might offer....
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) California Energy Commission v. Bonneville Power Administration
unknown court · 1990 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
if the agency itself were an interested party ... deference might lead a court to endorse self-serving views that an agency might of-fer_
cited Cited "see" Black Butte Coal Co. v. United States
Fed. Cl. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm’n, 811 F.2d 1563 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Matao C. Yokeno v. Ramon C. Mafnas
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See West 14th Street Comm'l Corp. v. 5 West 14th Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188, 195-96 (2d Cir.) (construing complaint for declaratory relief as a coercive complaint to quiet title in order to determine existence of federal question), certs. denied, 484 U.S. 850 , 108 S.Ct. 151 , 98 L.Ed.2d 107 and 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
cited Cited "see" Buckley v. McGraw-Hill, Inc.
W.D. Pa. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762 (D.C.Cir.1987) (en banc), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 870 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
cited Cited "see" A/S Ivarans Rederi v. United States
D.C. Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1568-73 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
cited Cited "see" A/S Ivarans Rederi v. United States
D.C. Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1568-73 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
cited Cited "see" Carson Wayne Newton, Aka: Wayne Newton v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc. Brian Elliot Ross Ira Silverman Paul Greenberg, Carson Wayne Newton, Aka: Wayne Newton, Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc. Brian Elliot Ross Ira Silverman Paul Greenberg, Defendants-Cross-Appellees
9th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762, 779-80 (D.C.Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 870 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" Prins v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.
D.D.C. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tavoulareas v. Piro, *91 817 F.2d 762, 779 (D.C.Cir.) (en banc) (“it is the role of the court to determine whether the challenged statement is ‘capable of bearing a particular meaning’ and whether ‘that meaning is defamatory’ ” (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 614(i), at 311 (1977))), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 870 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
cited Cited "see" Newton v. National Broadcasting Co.
9th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762, 779-80 (D.C.Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 870 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
D.C. Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1566-67, 1572-74 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987). 3 .The background and mechanics of the deferred tax reserve funds are discussed more extensively in PUC I, 817 F.2d at 860-61, and in Public Utilities Commission v. FERC, 894 F.2d 1372 , 1378-79 (D.C.Cir. 1990). 4 .
cited Cited "see" Corson and Gruman Company v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See National Fuel Gas Supply v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1566 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see" David Price v. Viking Penguin, Inc. And Peter Matthiessen, William Styron, Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, Alfred Kazin and Susan Sontag, Amicus Curiae
8th Cir. · 1989 · signal: accord · confidence high
Amant v. Thompson, the Court indicated what types of evidence might suffice to show reckless disregard in a story: if there was evidence that the story was fabricated, if the story was inherently improbable, if the sources were entirely anonymous and their reports unverified, or if there were particular reasons to doubt sources. 390 U.S. at 732 , 88 S.Ct. at 1327 ; accord Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762, 790 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 870 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
cited Cited "see" Liberty Lobby, Inc. v. John Rees
D.C. Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762, 788 (D.C.Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987); see also Restatement (Second) of Torts § 581A comment f, at 237 (1977).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Intervenors
D.C. Cir. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
We stated that “[i]f after these proceedings it still can be said that the parties never meant squarely to address the issue raised by this dispute, then the Commission is entitled to place its own construction on the resultant ambiguity — so long as it is reasonable.” 924 F.2d at 1137; see also National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1568-70 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987) (holding that FERC’s interpretation of a settlement agreement between the Commission’s staff and a private party was entitled to Chevron deference).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Box Tree South, Ltd. v. Bitterman
S.D.N.Y. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also, West 14th Street Commercial Corp. v. 5 West Uth Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188, 196 (2d Cir.) (interpreting Merrell Dow as holding that the federal issue involved in the case was not sufficiently substantial to invoke federal question jurisdiction, because “the federal statute was merely incorporated by reference as a standard of conduct in a state negligence action”), cert. denied 484 U.S. 850 , 108 S.Ct. 151 , 98 L.Ed.2d 107 and 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
4th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
Waldbaum, 627 F.2d at 1296 (citation and footnote omitted); see id. at 1292 (defining a “public controversy” as “a specific public dispute that has foreseeable and substantial ramifications for persons beyond its immediate participants”); see also Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762, 772-75 (D.C.Cir.) (en banc) (reaffirming and applying the Wald-baum test), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 870 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987); Smolla, supra, § 2.12, at 2-37 (“To the extent that one of the primary First Amendment values protected by Gertz is the allowance of breathing space for speech dir…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Foretich v. Capital Cities/Abc, Inc.
4th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
Rather, a public controversy is a dispute that in fact has received public attention because its ramifications will be felt by persons who are not direct participants. 103 Waldbaum, 627 F.2d at 1296 (citation and footnote omitted); see id. at 1292 (defining a "public controversy" as "a specific public dispute that has foreseeable and substantial ramifications for persons beyond its immediate participants"); see also Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762, 772-75 (D.C.Cir.) (en banc) (reaffirming and applying the Waldbaum test), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 870 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987); Smo…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Alabama Power Company Georgia Power Company Gulf Power Company Mississippi Power Company Savannah Electric and Power Company Southern Company Services, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Alabama Public Service Commission City of Tallahassee, Florida Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Intervenors. Alabama Power Company Georgia Power Company Gulf Power Company Mississippi Power Company Savannah Electric and Power Company Southern Company Services, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Alabama Public Service Commission Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Intervenors
D.C. Cir. · 1993 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1571 (D.C.Cir.) (recognizing that "if the agency itself were an interested party to the agreement, deference might lead a court to endorse self-serving views that an agency might offer in a post hoc reinterpretation of its contract"), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 869 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Board of Managers of the Charles House Condominium v. Infinity Corp.
S.D.N.Y. · 1993 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare West 14th Street Commercial Corp. v. 5 West 14th Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188, 192 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 871 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987) (discussing why a lease is a "contract" within meaning of the Act). 24 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Alabama Power Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
D.C. Cir. · 1993 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1571 (D.C.Cir.) (recognizing that "if the agency itself were an interested party to the agreement, deference might lead a court to endorse self-serving views that an agency might offer in a post hoc reinterpretation of its contract”), cer t. denied, 484 U.S. 869 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Chapin v. Greve
E.D. Va. · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762, 779 (D.C.Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 870 , 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987); Wilder v. Johnson Pub.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." James Patrick Price v. Thomas H. Brittain, Jr.
5th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Tavoulareas v. Piro, 759 F.2d 90, 107-09 (D.C.Cir.) (holding that de novo review of district court rulings on issues involving constitutional fact is limited to the "ultimate constitutional fact” and declining to review the court’s credibility determinations), vacated and reinstated in relevant part, 763 F.2d 1472 , 1479-80 (D.C.Cir.1985) (opinion on petition for rehearing), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." South Carolina Pipeline Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
3rd Cir. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
Co. v. F.C.C., 541 F.2d 346 , 351 (3d Cir.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1092 , 97 S.Ct. 1104 , 51 L.Ed.2d 538 (1977) (rejecting argument that deference is not due agency's construction of contract); see also National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1569 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987) (court should defer to agency's construction of agreement); Manufacturer's Light & Heat Co. v. F.P.C., 374 F.2d 88 , 89 (3d Cir.1967) (Commission's conclusion as to what parties contemplated in subscribing to a settlement agreement deserves deference).…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." South Carolina Pipeline Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
3rd Cir. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
Co. v. F.C.C., 541 F.2d 346 , 351 (3d Cir.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1092 , 97 S.Ct. 1104 , 51 L.Ed.2d 538 (1977) (rejecting argument that deference is not due agency’s construction of contract); see also National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1569 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987) (court should defer to agency’s construction of agreement); Manufacturer’s Light & Heat Co. v. F.P.C., 374 F.2d 88 , 89 (3d Cir.1967) (Commission’s conclusion as to what parties contemplated in subscribing to a settlement agreement deserves defere…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Boston Edison Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, City of Holyoke Gas and Electric Department, Intervenors
1st Cir. · 1988 · signal: see also · confidence low
See, e.g., Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. FPC, 530 F.2d 1056, 1059 (D.C.Cir.1976) (‘.‘there is room, in review of administrative agencies, for some deference to their views even on matters of law like the meaning of contracts ... where the understanding of the documents involved is enhanced by technical knowledge of industry conditions and practices”); see also National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC, 811 F.2d 1563 , 1570 (D.C.Cir.) (suggesting that, as a matter of routine, reviewing courts should defer to plausible agency interpretations of contracts within regulated industry), cert.…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Contemporary Mission, Inc. v. The New York Times Company
2d Cir. · 1988 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Cianci v. New Times Publishing Co., 639 F.2d 54, 69 (2d Cir.1980) (constitutional privilege of neutral reportage unavailable where article failed to report, among other things, appellant's claim of innocence to rape charge). 49 The Times' investigation "taken as a whole ... was sufficiently thorough and professional when held up to the daunting standards of actual malice." Tavoulareas v. Piro, 817 F.2d 762, 797 (D.C.Cir.) (in banc), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 108 S.Ct. 200 , 98 L.Ed.2d 151 (1987).
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Tavoulareas
v.
Washington Post Co.
No. 86-1967.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 5, 1987.
484 U.S. 870
Consideration, Took.
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Citer courts: W.D. Virginia (1)

C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Scalia took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.