No. 18-864
John Tatum, et ux. v. The Dallas Morning News, Inc., et al.
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-protection defamation first-amendment free-speech milkovich-precedent milkovich-v-lorain omnicare-v-laborers opinion opinion-piece opinion-speech
Key Terms:
ERISA FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
ERISA FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an otherwise verifiable accusation of dishonesty should be considered Constitutionally protected opinion under the First Amendment because such accusation is made within the framework of an opinion piece
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether this Court’s decisions in Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. and Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Const. Industry Pension Fund hold that an otherwise verifiable accusation of dishonesty should be considered Constitutionally protected opinion under the First Amendment because such accusation is made within the framework of an opinion piece.
Docket Entries
2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-11
Waiver of right of respondents The Dallas Morning News, Inc., et al. to respond filed.
2018-12-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 6, 2019)
Attorneys
John Tatum, et al.
Joseph David Sibley IV — Camara & Sibley, LLP, Petitioner
The Dallas Morning News, Inc., et al.
Paul Christopher Watler — Jackson Walker LLP, Respondent