Byers v. Southeastern Newspaper Corp.

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• concluding dean at state college was a limited-purpose public figure in dispute on the proposed elimination of his position
• concluding dean at state college was a limited-purpose public figure in dispute on the proposed elimination of his position
• holding that a dean of a state college was a limited-purpose public figure with respect to a controversy over the elimination of his position where he was publicly vocal about the controversy after the story broke
• holding dean at state college was a “public figure” regarding dispute on the proposed elimination of his position
• holding dean at state college was a \public figure\ regarding dispute on the proposed elimination of his position
• college dean is a limited-purpose public figure with respect to controversy over elimination of that position

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