Baker v. Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
GPTKB entity
Properties (43)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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gptkbp:appeal |
from lower court
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gptkbp:caseOutcome |
reaffirmed_First_Amendment_protections
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gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil case
S.F. No. 24200 |
gptkbp:citedBy |
subsequent defamation cases
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gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner
gptkb:California gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California Baker reversed lower court ruling |
gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:California_Supreme_Court
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
1980s media landscape
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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
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gptkbp:impact |
media reporting standards
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
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gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner
Baker |
gptkbp:judges |
none
majority opinion awarded_damages_to_Baker |
gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:California_state_court
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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
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gptkbp:precedent |
established standards for defamation cases
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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
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gptkbp:year |
1986
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gptkbp:yearEstablished |
March 3, 1986
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