VIRGINIA CITIZENS DEFENSE LEAGUE v. COURIC

No. 17-1783.

910 F.3d 780 (2018)

VIRGINIA CITIZENS DEFENSE LEAGUE; Daniel L. Hawes, Esq.; Patricia Webb, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Katie COURIC; Stephanie Soechtig; Atlas Films LLC; Studio 3 Partners, LLC, d/b/a Epix, now known as Epix Entertainment LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 13, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joseph Ronald Oliveri , CLARE LOCKE LLP, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellants. Nathan Ellis Siegel , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Thomas A. Clare , Elizabeth M. Locke , Megan L. Meier , CLARE LOCKE LLP, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellants. Kevin T. Baine , Thomas G. Hentoff , Nicholas G. Gamse , Emily A. Rose , WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP, Washington, D.C.; Elizabeth A. McNamara , DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory and Judge Wynn joined.


This case arises from the creation and publication of Under the Gun, a documentary film on gun violence in America. Aggrieved at their portrayal in the film, appellants — Virginia Citizens Defense League and two of its members, Daniel L. Hawes, and Patricia Webb — filed this action. They alleged...

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