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TORY v. COCHRAN

No. 03-1488.

544 U.S. 734 (2005)

TORY ET AL. v. COCHRAN

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erwin Chemerinsky argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Gary L. Bostwick and Jean-Paul Jassy.

Jonathan B. Cole argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Karen K. Coffin and Susan S. Baker.*

BREYER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., and STEVENS, O'CONNOR, KENNEDY, SOUTER, and GINSBURG, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which SCALIA, J., joined, p. 739.

JUSTICE BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Johnnie Cochran brought a state-law defamation action against petitioner Ulysses Tory. The state trial court determined that Tory (with the help of petitioner Ruth Craft and others) had engaged in unlawful defamatory activity. It found, for example, that Tory, while claiming falsely that Cochran owed him money, had complained to the local bar association, had written Cochran threatening letters demanding $10 million...

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