· 11/13/1986
McCoy v. Hearst Corp.
Citations
- 727 P.2d 711
- 42 Cal. 3d 835
- 231 Cal. Rptr. 518
- 13 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2169
- 1986 Cal. LEXIS 291
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- appellate court may substitute its own inferences on the issue of actual malice for those drawn by the trier of fact
- \[T]he press is our citizenry's single most important check on governmental misconduct and secrecy.\
- drawing on federal applications of the New York Times standard
- drawing on federal applications of the New York Times standard
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Judges: Bird
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