GLOBAL RELIEF FOUNDATION v. NEW YORK TIMES

No. 03-1767.

390 F.3d 973 (2004)

GLOBAL RELIEF FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, Associated Press, American Broadcasting Companies, Incorporated, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger C. Simmons, Victor E. Cretella, III (argued), Gordon & Simmons, Frederick, MD, Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael M. Conway, Foley & Lardner, David P. Sanders (argued), Jenner & Block, Sarah R. Wolff, Sachnoff & Weaver, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before ROVNER, EVANS and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

In the months following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, journalists and news agencies published reports concerning the government's efforts to cut off all sources of funding for terrorist activities. The defendants here reported that Global Relief Foundation was one of the targets of government investigations into sources of funding for terrorism. Global Relief Foundation sued the defendants for defamation, complaining...

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