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Supreme Court of Minnesota· 9/17/2003

Chafoulias v. Peterson

Citations

  • 668 N.W.2d 642
  • 2003 WL 21940616

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  • noting plaintiff must be able to have an impact on the resolution of the controversy
  • finding the public debate over whether law enforcement was properly investigating allegations of sexual harassment to be a public controversy
  • identifying three factors as determinative of the limited-purpose-public-figure question: “(1) whether a public controversy existed; (2) whether the plaintiff played a meaningful role in the controversy; and (3
  • finding plaintiff's responses to a public controversy elevated him to a limited public purpose figure as to the defendant reporting on the controversy, but not as to defendant that created the controversy
  • “We 14 see no good reason why someone dragged into a controversy should be able to speak publicly only at the expense of foregoing a private person’s protection from defamation.” (quoting Foretich, 37 F.3d at 1564)

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Judges: Hanson, Anderson, Russell, Gilbert

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