Scott v. News-Herald

Decided August 6, 1986. Asher William Sweeney wrote the opinion for the court.

25 Ohio St. 3d 243 · Cited 207 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Dupler v. Mansfield Journal Co. · 64 Ohio St. 2d 116
• Myers v. Boston Magazine Co., Inc. · 403 N.E.2d 376
• Gregory v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. · 552 P.2d 425
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483
• Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. · 42 N.Y.2d 369
• Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc. · 38 N.Y.2d 196
• Shroades v. Rental Homes, Inc. · 68 Ohio St. 2d 20
• Ady v. West American Insurance · 69 Ohio St. 2d 593
• Grayson v. Curtis Publishing Co. · 436 P.2d 756
• Hall v. Rosen · 50 Ohio St. 2d 135
• Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205 · 225 N.E.2d 1
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568
• Chaves v. Johnson · 335 S.E.2d 97
• Baker v. McKnight · 4 Ohio St. 3d 125
• Johnston v. Corinthian Television Corp. · 583 P.2d 1101
• Reaves v. Foster · 200 So. 2d 453
• Early v. Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. · 354 So. 2d 351
• State v. Defley · 395 So. 2d 759
• Trump v. Chicago Tribune Co. · 616 F. Supp. 1434
• Murray v. Bailey · 613 F. Supp. 1276

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• SPX CORP. v. Doe · 253 F. Supp. 2d 974
• Vail v. The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. · 1995 Ohio 187
• Wampler v. Higgins, Unpublished Decision (5-31-2000)
• Vail v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. · 72 Ohio St. 3d 279
• Hout v. City of Mansfield · 550 F. Supp. 2d 701
• Mehta v. Ohio University · 194 Ohio App. 3d 844
• Rothschild v. Humility of Mary Health Partners · 163 Ohio App. 3d 751
• Rich v. Thompson Newspapers, Inc. · 164 Ohio App. 3d 477
• Grabow v. King Media Enterprises, Inc. · 806 N.E.2d 591
• E. Canton Edn. Assn. v. McIntosh · 1999 Ohio 282
• Early v. the Toledo Blade · 720 N.E.2d 107
• Northeast Ohio College of Massotherapy v. Burek · 759 N.E.2d 869
• Robb v. Lincoln Publishing (Ohio), Inc. · 683 N.E.2d 823
• East Canton Education Ass'n v. McIntosh · 85 Ohio St. 3d 465
• Rich v. Thompson Newspapers, Inc., Unpublished Decision (3-19-2004) · 2004 Ohio 1431
• Ferreri v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. · 756 N.E.2d 712
• Hartman v. Kerch · 217 N.E.3d 881
• Grau v. Kleinschmidt · 31 Ohio St. 3d 84
• McKimm v. Ohio Elections Commission · 89 Ohio St. 3d 139
• Gilson v. Am. Inst. of Alternative Medicine · 2016 Ohio 1324
• McKimm v. Ohio Elections Comm. · 2000 Ohio 118
• Conese v. Nichols · 722 N.E.2d 541

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