In two recent court rulings, a public high school teacher and a professor at a public university were determined to be public figures.
Tag: Fall 1997
Appeal dismissed because plaintiff lacked standing
The state court of appeals has dismissed a student's challenge to her former high school's prior review policy on the grounds that she has no legal standing to bring the case.
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'Cokehead' accusation leads to suit
Yale University's tabloid magazine Rumpus has become the target of a libel suit, because of a story it ran accusing a local landlord of being a "cokehead" and mismanaging property.