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· 7/15/1980

Murray W. (Dusty) Miller v. Transamerican Press, Inc., Transamerican Press of Texas, Inc. And Mike Parkhurst

Citations

  • 621 F.2d 721
  • 29 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1442
  • 6 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1598
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 15698

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  • ruling that privilege does not prevail
  • ruling that privilege does not prevail
  • recognizing a qualified privilege for confidential sources in a libel suit
  • finding compelling interest in disclosure of sources where record did not disclose thorough investigative effort by defendant
  • finding a compelling interest where the only way that the claimant could prove his case was with the protected information
  • ruling that privilege does not prevail

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Judges: Coleman, Johnson, Politz

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