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· 10/16/1942

Weeks v. Burke

Citations

  • 265 A.D. 812
  • 37 N.Y.S.2d 652
  • 1942 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5886

How courts have described this case

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  • “Public office does not carry with it a license to defame at will, for even the highest officers still exist to serve the public, not to denigrate its members”
  • no absolute immunity for radio station interview statements

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