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Inc. Gertz v. Robert Welch

Further Readings



  • Eaton, Joel D. "The American Law of Defamation Through Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. and Beyond: An Analytical Primer." Virginia Law Review, Vol 61, no. 5, 1975, pp. 1350-1364.
  • Gifis, Steven H. Law Dictionary, 4th ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 1996.
  • Hall, Kermit L., ed. The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
  • Walton, Mark D. "The Public Figure Doctrine: A Reexamination of Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. in Light of Lower Federal Court Public Figure Formulations." Northern Illinois Law Review, Vol. 16, no. 1, 1995, pp. 141-173.

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Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1973 to 1980Inc. Gertz v. Robert Welch - Defamation In Common Law, Precedent, Thegertz Case, A Balance, Gertz Not A Public Figure