Anderson v. Hebert’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
October 2013
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · St. Amant v. Thompson · State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane County · 106 Wis. 2d 636 - Denny v. Mertz · Lathan v. Journal Co.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]ruth is an absolute defense to a defamation claim. It is not necessary that the 'statement in question be true in every particular. All that is required is that the statement be substantially true.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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