Wampler v. Higgins
Citations
- 2001 Ohio 1293
- 93 Ohio St. 3d 111
Syllabus
Defamation—Ohio Constitution's separate and independent protection of opinions is not limited in its application to the allegedly defamatory statements made by media defendants—Nonmedia defendant whose allegedly defamatory statements appear in a letter to the editor may invoke the same protection–Section 11, Article I, Ohio Constitution, applied.
Judges: Cook
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Cites
35 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×
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court· 1974-06-25· cited 4,525×
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court· 1989-06-15· cited 2,518×
- Dickerson v. United StatesSupreme Court· 2000-06-26· cited 1,932×
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court· 1990-06-21· cited 1,770×
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court· 1978-06-26· cited 1,551×
- Grafton v. Ohio Edison Co.Ohio Supreme Court· 1996-11-13· cited 1,019×
- Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.Supreme Court· 1985-06-26· cited 866×
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court· 1986-04-21· cited 858×
- Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public TransportationSupreme Court· 1987-06-25· cited 779×
- Doe v. ShafferOhio Supreme Court· 2000-12-20· cited 688×
- Arizona v. RumseySupreme Court· 1984-05-29· cited 589×
- Bertell Ollman v. Rowland Evans, Robert NovakD.C. Circuit· 1984-12-06· cited 402×
- Chaves v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia· 1985-09-06· cited 279×
- Immuno AG. v. Moor-JankowskiNew York Court of Appeals· 1991-01-15· cited 247×
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellSecond Circuit· 1976-06-30· cited 220×
- Vail v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co.Ohio Supreme Court· 1995-05-31· cited 211×
- Scott v. News-HeraldOhio Supreme Court· 1986-08-06· cited 207×
- Jacron Sales Co. v. SindorfCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-01-08· cited 187×
- Wheeler v. GreenOregon Supreme Court· 1979-04-03· cited 128×
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