Akin v. Time, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
April 1998
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · Age-Herald Pub. Co. v. Huddleston · New York Times Company v. Sullivan · Esslinger v. Spragins · Henslee v. Merritt
Most-quoted passages
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“there is one single publication of an alleged libel in an edition of a magazine, periodical, or newspaper and that the plaintiff has one cause of action which commences upon such publication.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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