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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