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· 10/23/1978

Church of Scientology of California, a Nonprofit California Corporation v. James E. Adams, Elaine Viets, Pulitzer Publishing Co., Inc.

Citations

  • 584 F.2d 893
  • 4 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1986
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 8256

How courts have described this case

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  • noting a similar California statute collapses the usual two-step analysis into a single search for the outer limits of what due process permits
  • noting doubt as to the “of and concerning” element of 27 defamation when determining whether certain published articles targeted California
  • “If a defendant is not present for all purposes in the forum, due process requires that jurisdiction be based on contacts which have some nexus to the cause of action alleged.”

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Judges: Choy, Kennedy, Palmieri

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