Baker v. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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gptkbp:appeal |
gptkb:Third_Circuit
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gptkbp:applicationNumber |
00-1234
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gptkbp:court |
gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals
upheld_First_Amendment_protections |
gptkbp:date |
March 15, 2000
June 1, 2000 |
gptkbp:decidedBy |
First_Amendment_rights
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gptkbp:doctrine |
public figure doctrine
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gptkbp:homeGround |
public interest in the case
legal precedents cited allegations of false statements dispute over published article implications for future journalism media's responsibility in reporting media's role in public discourse Baker's_appeal_process Baker's_community_involvement Baker's_legal_strategy Baker's_professional_background Baker's_public_persona Baker's_public_statements Baker's_public_support Baker's_reputation_at_stake Post-Gazette's_defense_strategy Post-Gazette's_editorial_policies Post-Gazette's_editorial_stance Post-Gazette's_history_of_reporting Post-Gazette's_journalistic_integrity Post-Gazette's_readership_impact Post-Gazette's_response_to_ruling |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Baker v. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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gptkbp:impact |
media law
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gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette
Baker |
gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Judge_Lee
gptkb:Judge_Smith gptkb:Judge_Johnson |
gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:legal_principle |
defamation
actual malice standard |
gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:ACLU
impact on journalistic standards |
gptkbp:legislation |
Freedom of Information Act
Communications Decency Act |
gptkbp:notableFeature |
influenced future defamation cases
123 F.3d 456 defamation claim against media outlet |
gptkbp:outcome |
reversal of lower court decision
favor of Baker Baker_awarded_damages |
gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
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gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Gertz_v._Robert_Welch,_Inc.
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gptkbp:significance |
freedom of the press
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gptkbp:year |
2000
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