Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/31/1988
Sprague v. Walter
Citations
- 543 A.2d 1078
- 518 Pa. 425
- 15 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1625
- 1988 Pa. LEXIS 178
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- state- constitutional interest existed in providing redress for defamation
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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Larsen, McDermott, Stout
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Sprague v. WalterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-02-01· cited 99×
- American Future Systems, Inc. v. Better Business BureauSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-05-31· cited 96×
- T. Joseph v. The Scranton Times, ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-11-20· cited 69×
- Balletta v. SpadoniCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-06-14· cited 48×
- Curran v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-07-01· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. BowdenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-19· cited 46×
- Castellani, R., Aplts. v. Scranton TimesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-10-27· cited 46×
- Schanne, R., Aplt. v. Addis, J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-08-17· cited 39×
- Castellani v. Scranton Times, L.P.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-09-24· cited 38×
- Norton v. GlennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-10-20· cited 35×
- Kanaga v. Gannett Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware· 1996-12-23· cited 22×
- Castellani v. Scranton Times, LPSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-01-03· cited 15×
- Castellani v. Scranton Times L.P.Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas· 2005-06-03· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. LindermanChester County Court of Common Pleas· 1992-09-04· cited 2×
- Estate of Sedley Alley v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2021-05-07
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court· 1964-03-09· cited 8,531×
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 2,076×
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court· 1964-11-23· cited 1,859×
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court· 1986-04-21· cited 858×
- Monitor Patriot Co. v. RoySupreme Court· 1971-02-24· cited 520×
- Time, Inc. v. PapeSupreme Court· 1971-04-05· cited 420×
- Corabi v. Curtis Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-01-25· cited 230×
- Smith v. ClarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-04-26· cited 106×
- Commonwealth v. GoldblumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-07-02· cited 103×
- Taylor and Selby AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-07-15· cited 79×
- Hatchard v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-15· cited 56×
- Neeb v. HopeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1886-01-04· cited 42×
- Meas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1898-03-07· cited 29×
- Barr v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1878-11-18· cited 25×
- Morgan v. Bulletin Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1952-01-07· cited 19×
- Mulderig v. Wilkes-Barre TimesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1906-05-24· cited 18×
- Sprague v. WalterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-07-31· cited 14×
- Chapman v. CalderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1850-12-27· cited 10×
- Hatchard v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-01-24· cited 9×
- Farley v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-08-01· cited 8×
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