HOLY SPIRIT ASSN v. NY TIMES


99 Misc.2d 125 (1978)

Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, Also Known as The Unification Church, Plaintiff, v. New York Times Company, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

September 1, 1978


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cahill, Gordon & Reindel (Loretta A. Preska and Floyd Abrams of counsel), for defendant. Martin, Obermaier & Morvillo (Thomas Fitzpatrick of counsel), for plaintiff.


EDWARD J. GREENFIELD, J.

This is an action for libel arising out of the publication in the New York Times of three articles, on March 16, 19 and 21, 1978, dealing with documents released by the House Subcommittee on International Relations in connection with its investigation of Korean-American relations. The articles concern links between the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church and the Korean CIA.

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