Baker v. Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:appeal from lower court
gptkbp:caseOutcome reaffirmed_First_Amendment_protections
gptkbp:caseTypes civil case
S.F. No. 24200
gptkbp:citedBy subsequent defamation cases
gptkbp:court gptkb:Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner
gptkb:California
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
Baker
reversed lower court ruling
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:California_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:historicalContext 1980s media landscape
gptkbp:homeGround Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner_published_disputed_article
Baker_sought_damages_for_defamation.
Baker_was_a_public_figure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baker v. Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
gptkbp:impact media reporting standards
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner
Baker
gptkbp:judges none
majority opinion
awarded_damages_to_Baker
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:California_state_court
gptkbp:legalStatus defamation
actual malice standard
influenced future defamation law
strengthened press freedom
Baker's_attorney
Baker's_victory
Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner's_attorney
gptkbp:notableFeature tort law
involved allegations of false reporting
gptkbp:outcome favor of Baker
gptkbp:precedent established standards for defamation cases
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Gertz_v._Robert_Welch,_Inc.
gptkb:Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell
gptkbp:relatedTo freedom of speech
press rights
gptkbp:significance First_Amendment_rights
gptkbp:year 1986
gptkbp:yearEstablished March 3, 1986