Thomas v. Telegraph Publishing Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “[o]ne who publishes a defamatory statement of fact is not subject to liability for defamation if the statement is true” (quotation omitted)
• “If the defamatory statement is a specific allegation of the commission of a particular crime, the statement is deemed true for purposes of a substantial truth defense if the plaintiff did commit that crime.”
• “substantial truth is a defense to a . . . defamation claim”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

2 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Olivia Karpinski & Paul Edalat v. Union Leader Corporation, Patricia J. Grossmith, & Trent E. Spiner
  D. New Hampshire· 2019-07-16· cited 1×
• Dan Hynes v. New Hampshire Democratic Party & a.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2023-06-01

Cites

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

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• 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×
• Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-21· cited 1,770×
• Herbert v. Lando
  Supreme Court· 1979-04-18· cited 1,085×
• Wolston v. Reader's Digest Assn., Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1979-06-26· cited 442×
• Solaia Technology, LLC v. Specialty Publishing Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2006-06-22· cited 357×
• Bender v. City of Seattle
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-05-26· cited 251×
• Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing Co.
  Supreme Court· 1974-12-18· cited 231×
• Burke v. Town of Walpole
  First Circuit· 2005-04-26· cited 148×
• Trentecosta v. Beck
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1997-10-21· cited 133×
• Costello v. Ocean County Observer
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1994-07-20· cited 83×
• Robert C. Guccione v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. And Flynt Distributing Company, Inc., Defendants
  Second Circuit· 1986-08-29· cited 80×
• Pendleton v. City of Haverhill
  First Circuit· 1998-09-03· cited 77×
• Russell v. Thomson Newspapers, Inc.
  Utah Supreme Court· 1992-11-23· cited 72×
• Yohe v. Nugent
  First Circuit· 2003-02-26· cited 65×
• Liberty Lobby, Inc. v. Jack Anderson
  D.C. Circuit· 1984-11-02· cited 64×
• Duchesnaye v. Munro Entersprises, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1984-07-26· cited 57×
• Wynn v. Smith
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2001-01-29· cited 53×
• Ruebke v. Globe Communications Corp.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1987-06-12· cited 52×