Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
from district court
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
02-55634
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
No. 02-55634
|
| gptkbp:citedBy |
333 F.3d 1018
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
March 2003
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals
Smith public interest published upheld lower court's ruling protected speech Batzel no actual malice set precedent written by Judge protected_under_First_Amendment |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Judges_of_the_Ninth_Circuit
2003 |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
decided in 2003 |
| gptkbp:homeGround |
involves online publication
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Batzel v. Smith
|
| gptkbp:impact |
on public discourse
online speech |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
actual malice
defamation |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
attorneys involved
impact on journalists |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
defamation standards
influenced defamation law internet defamation |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
freedom of expression
landmark case influenced future defamation cases for social media defamation claim dismissed for free speech rights involves anonymous sources to online platforms First_Amendment_implications |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
from the ruling
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
closed
affirmed significant for media law favor of defendant |
| gptkbp:precedent |
First_Amendment_rights
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan
cited in later rulings |
| gptkbp:voiceCast |
oral argument
|