Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts

Curtis Publ’g Co. v. Butts, 389 U.S. 889 (1967)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1967-10-09
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding it reckless to allege that respondent football coach "fixed" a game when defendant publication failed to investigate reports that allegation was false
  • Athletic director who had previously been a well-known university football coach, and in the companion case of Associated Press, Ino. v. Walker, a former army general who had taken a strong public stand on certain political issues

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
13 opinions

388 U. S. 130;

387 U. S. 397;

387 U. S. 397;

387 U. S. 397;

388 U. S. 130;

388 U. S. 912;

388 U. S. 455;

387 U. S. 908;

388 U. S. 456; and

387 U. S. 906. Petitions for rehearing denied.

Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions.