Maynard v. Daily Gazette Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that editorial stating that college athletic director's conduct was part of the \corruption of college athletics\ did not actually accuse the director of corruption and was thus merely opinion
• “[a] statement of opinion which does not contain a provably false assertion of fact is entitled to full constitutional protection”
• “…statements of opinion are absolutely protected under the First Amendment and cannot form the basis for a defamation action.”

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