Turner v. Wells’s Empirical Analysis
879 F.3d 1254 · 2018
Citation profile
Relationships
Relies on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts · West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · Molinos Valle Del Cibao, C. por A. v. Lama
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A limited public figure, by contrast, 'ha[s] thrust [himself] to the forefront of particular public controversies in order to influence the resolution of the issues involved.' " Tobinick , 848 F.3d at 945 n.9 (quoting Silvester , 839 F.2d at 1494 ). "If the existence of a public controversy is established, ... the court must apply a two-part test to determine if a specific individual is a limited public figure for the purpose of that controversy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Berisha v. Lawson“(1) publication; (2) falsity; (3) the statement was made with knowledge or reckless disregard as to the falsity on a matter concerning a public official, or at least negligently on a matter concerning a private person; (4) actual damages; and (5) the statement must be defamatory.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Berisha v. Lawson“actually entertained serious doubts as to the veracity of the published account, or [were] highly aware that the account was probably false.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Berisha v. Lawson
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.