Case Name: Clay Communications, Inc. v. Sprouse; and Sprouse v. Clay Communications, Inc.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1975-10-06
Citations: 423 U.S. 882
Docket Number: No. 74-1384; No. 75-17
Parties: Clay Communications, Inc. v. Sprouse; and Sprouse v. Clay Communications, Inc.
Judges: Mr. Justice Brennan would grant certiorari.
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 423
Pages: 882–883

Head Matter:
No. 74-1384.
No. 75-17.
Clay Communications, Inc. v. Sprouse; and Sprouse v. Clay Communications, Inc.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. App. W. Va. Motion of American Newspaper Publishers Assn, for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Brennan would grant certiorari.
Mr. Justice Douglas, being of the view, stated in his previous opinions and those of Mr. Justice Black, that any state or federal libel law imposing liability for discussion of public affairs abridges freedom of speech and of the press contrary to the First and Fourteenth Amendments, would grant certiorari in No. 74^1384 and summarily reverse the judgment. Reported below. - W. Va. -, 211 S. E. 2d 674.
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U. S. 323, 355-360 (1974) (dissenting); Time, Inc. v. Hill, 385 U. S. 374, 401-402 (1967) (concurring); Rosenblatt v. Baer, 383 U. S. 75, 88-91 (1966) (concurring).
Time, Inc. v. Hill, supra, at 398-401 (concurring); Rosenblatt v. Baer, supra, at 94-95 (concurring and dissenting); New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U. S. 254, 293-297 (1964) (concurring).