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BUSTOS v. A & E TELEVISION NETWORKS

No. 10-1253.

646 F.3d 762 (2011)

Jerry Lee BUSTOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A & E TELEVISION NETWORKS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Kyed (Buck S. Beltzer, Christopher L. Larson, and J. Kevin Bridston with him on the briefs), Holland & Hart, LLP, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Steven D. Zansberg (Thomas B. Kelley with him on the briefs), Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P., Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MURPHY, GORSUCH, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

Can you win damages in a defamation suit for being called a member of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang on cable television when, as it happens, you have merely conspired with the Brotherhood in a criminal enterprise? The answer is no. While the statement may cause you a world of trouble, while it may not be precisely true, it is substantially true. And that is enough to call an end to this litigation as a matter...

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