607 F. Supp. 223 - Koch v. Goldway’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. Bresler · 32 Cal. 3d 197 - Davidson v. City of Westminster · Mission Insurance v. United States · Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 302 v. Angelos
Most-quoted passages
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“that the court examine the statement in its totality in the context in which it was uttered or published. The court must consider all the words used, not merely a particular phrase or sentence. In addition, the court must give weight to cautionary terms used by the person publishing the statement. Finally, the court must consider all of the circumstances surrounding the statement, including the medium by which the statement is disseminated and the audience to which it is published.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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