No. 21-1412

Pamela Young, et al. v. Wendy Rogers, et al.

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2022-05-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: defamation false-light first-amendment milkovich milkovich-standard political-speech private-figure reasonable-reader
Latest Conference: 2022-06-02
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the First Amendment immunizes a political candidate from a private figure's defamation and false light claims where the candidate publishes an attack ad that makes statements of and concerning the private figure and whose implication could bear a defamatory meaning.

2. Whether under Milkovich's enhanced appellate review, an appellate court may usurp the jury's role by concluding that although a communication is capable of bearing a defamatory meaning, it would not likely be drawn by a reasonable listener.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment immunizes a political candidate from a private figure's defamation-and-false-light-claims,whether-under-Milkovich's-enhanced-appellate-review-an-appellate-court-may-usurp-the-jury's-role

Docket Entries

2022-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
2022-05-11
Waiver of right of respondent Wendy Rogers, et al. to respond filed.
2022-04-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 2, 2022)

Attorneys

Pamela Young, et al.
William M. Fischbach IIITiffany & Bosco, P.A., Petitioner
Wendy Rogers, et al.
Dominic Emil DrayeGreenberg Traurig, LLP, Respondent