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WOLSTON v. READER'S DIGEST ASSN., INC.

No. 78-5414.

443 U.S. 157 (1979)

WOLSTON v. READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Dickstein argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were George Kaufmann and Leslie J. Ruben.

John J. Buckley, Jr., argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Edward Bennett Williams and David Otis Fuller, Jr.†

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1974, respondent Reader's Digest Association, Inc., published a book entitled KGB, the Secret Work of Soviet Agents (KGB), written by respondent John Barron.1 The book describes the Soviet Union's espionage organization and chronicles its activities since World War II. In a passage referring to disclosures by "royal commissions in Canada and Australia, and official investigations...

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