TIME, INC. v. FIRESTONE

No. 74-944.

424 U.S. 448 (1976)

TIME, INC. v. FIRESTONE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Pickering argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Harold R. Medina, Jr., and William S. Frates.

Edna L. Caruso argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner is the publisher of Time, a weekly news magazine. The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed a $100,000 libel judgment against petitioner which was based on an item appearing in Time that purported to describe the result of domestic relations litigation between respondent and her husband. We granted certiorari, 421 U.S. 909 (1975), to review petitioner's claim...

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