Ruby Clark v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

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• public figure status turns on the existence of a public controversy and the nature and extent of plaintiff’s involvement in such controversy, as measured by (1) whether participation in the controversy is voluntary; (2

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Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• WFAA-TV, Inc. v. McLemore
  Texas Supreme Court· 1998-09-24· cited 454×
• Mary Kate LEAMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION & DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
  Sixth Circuit· 1987-07-23· cited 140×
• We, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia
  Third Circuit· 1999-04-01· cited 90×
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School v. Kurzon Strauss, LLP
  Sixth Circuit· 2014-07-02· cited 73×
• Wayne R. Anderson v. Willow L. Cramlet, the Arvada Sentinel, and Donald Goreham
  Tenth Circuit· 1986-04-29· cited 61×
• William Gordon Brooks v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Geraldo Rivera Charles C. Thompson and Maravilla Production, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1993-07-20· cited 54×
• Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-10-17· cited 40×
• Hinerman v. Daily Gazette Co., Inc.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1992-07-15· cited 33×
• Bowman v. Heller
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-13· cited 33×
• Warford v. Lexington Herald-Leader Co.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1990-04-26· cited 31×
• Lewis v. McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1992-06-23· cited 27×
• Arnold v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1983-07-08· cited 22×
• Jolliff v. National Labor Relations Board
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-01-22· cited 21×
• Richard Bichler v. Union Bank and Trust Company of Grand Rapids
  Sixth Circuit· 1984-10-30· cited 20×
• Schiavone Construction Co. v. Time, Inc.
  D. New Jersey· 1985-10-01· cited 19×
• National Rifle Ass'n v. Dayton Newspapers, Inc.
  S.D. Ohio· 1983-02-01· cited 18×
• Vassallo v. Bell
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1987-12-03· cited 15×
• Apostle v. Booth Newspapers, Inc.
  W.D. Michigan· 1983-01-31· cited 13×
• Falls v. Sporting News Publishing Co.
  Sixth Circuit· 1987-12-03· cited 12×
• Quigley v. Rosenthal
  D. Colorado· 1999-03-11· cited 9×

Cites

30 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
  Supreme Court· 1964-03-09· cited 8,531×
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1974-06-25· cited 4,525×
• Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
  Supreme Court· 1967-10-09· cited 1,899×
• Zahn v. International Paper Co.
  Supreme Court· 1973-12-17· cited 866×
• Hutchinson v. Proxmire
  Supreme Court· 1979-06-26· cited 738×
• Time, Inc. v. Firestone
  Supreme Court· 1976-03-02· cited 626×
• Wolston v. Reader's Digest Assn., Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1979-06-26· cited 442×
• UCO Oil Co. v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1977-04-18· cited 183×
• H. Keith Zahn v. International Paper Company
  Second Circuit· 1972-10-18· cited 136×
• Harlan E. Orr v. The Argus-Press Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1978-10-19· cited 110×
• OKC Corp. v. Williams
  Supreme Court· 1980-11-03· cited 107×
• Washington Post Co. v. Chaloner
  Supreme Court· 1919-06-02· cited 102×
• Bacon v. Michigan Central Railroad
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1887-06-09· cited 94×
• Bruce Boraas v. The Village of Belle Terre, an Incorporated Municipality
  Second Circuit· 1973-04-05· cited 76×
• John Yiamouyiannis v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1980-03-19· cited 72×
• Leonard Schultz v. Newsweek, Inc. And the Evening News Association
  Sixth Circuit· 1982-01-18· cited 71×
• Victoria Price Street v. National Broadcasting Co.
  Sixth Circuit· 1981-03-13· cited 62×
• United States v. James Martorano
  First Circuit· 1980-05-12· cited 60×
• Nuyen v. Slater
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1964-04-06· cited 59×