curtis-publishing-co-v-butts
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-29 | Richelle D. Wallace v. City of Hampton, Virginia, et al | Virginia | 2022-07-11 | Denied | actual-malice constitutional-interpretation curtis-publishing-co-v-butts defamation first-amendment free-speech libel-law new-york-times-v-sullivan public-figure | Whether the actual-malice standard should be reconsidered for public-figure defamation cases | |
| 21-802 | Coral Ridge Ministries Media, Inc., dba D. James Kennedy Ministries v. Southern Poverty Law Center | Eleventh Circuit | 2021-11-30 | Denied | Amici (4)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (14) | actual-malice common-law curtis-publishing-co-v-butts defamation first-amendment free-speech public-figure reputational-harm sullivan | Whether the Court should reconsider the 'actual-malice' standard in defamation cases involving public figures |
| 20-1063 | Shkelzën Berisha v. Guy Lawson, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2021-02-04 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) | actual-malice constitutional-law curtis-publishing-co-v-butts defamation first-amendment libel libel-law mckee-v-cosby public-figure | Whether the Court should overrule the 'actual malice' requirement for public figure defamation plaintiffs |