Baker v. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:Third_Circuit
gptkbp:applicationNumber 00-1234
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
gptkbp:doctrine public figure doctrine
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
gptkbp:impact media law
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette
Baker
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Judge_Lee
gptkb:Judge_Smith
gptkb:Judge_Johnson
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Pennsylvania
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
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Gertz_v._Robert_Welch,_Inc.
gptkbp:significance freedom of the press
gptkbp:year 2000