· 8/16/1996
Robert C. McFarlane v. Sheridan Square Press, Inc.
Citations
- 91 F.3d 1501
- 320 U.S. App. D.C. 40
- 24 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2249
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 20452
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- resisting the implication “that a publisher may be liable for defamation because it fails to retract a statement upon which grave doubt is cast after publication”
- finding no authority for a “duty to retract”
- “[T]he actual malice inquiry is subjective.”
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Judges: Williams, Ginsburg, Rogers
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