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· 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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