No. 18-864

John Tatum, et ux. v. The Dallas Morning News, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2019-01-07
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
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:
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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 IVCamara & Sibley, LLP, Petitioner
The Dallas Morning News, Inc., et al.
Paul Christopher WatlerJackson Walker LLP, Respondent