| Time, Inc. v. Firestone | |
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| Argued October 14, 1975 Decided March 2, 1976 | |
| Full case name | Time, Inc. v. Mary Alice Firestone |
| Citations | 424 U.S. 448 (more) 96 S. Ct. 958; 47 L. Ed. 2d 154 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Florida state court grants $100,000 libel claim for the respondent; affirmed, Firestone v. Time, Inc., 305 So. 2d 172 (Fla. 1974); cert. granted, 421 U.S. 909 (1975). |
| Holding | |
| Mary Firestone can collect libel damages from Time, Inc., because she was not a public figure. She had no special prominence in societal affairs, nor did she thrust herself into a controversy to influence its resolution. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell |
| Concurrence | Powell, joined by Stewart |
| Dissent | Brennan |
| Dissent | White |
| Dissent | Marshall |
| Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. Amend. I; U.S. Const. Amend. XIV | |
Time, Inc. v. Firestone, 424 U.S. 448 (1976), was a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning defamation suits against public figures.
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