· 2/21/1978
Petticolas v. United States
Citations
- 434 U.S. 1072
- 98 S. Ct. 1257
How courts have described this case
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- absolute privilege applies to parents’ communication with school board which is intended to prompt official action by board regarding school administrator’s conduct
- volunteered letter that initiated official inquiry privileged as “communication preliminary to a proceeding”
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