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It eventually travelled to NewYork and then to Saint Louis, Missouri, where it remained until 1976. Second, the brief draws an analogy to the Federal Tort Claims Act, which subjects the federal government to certain tort claims “in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual.” In Richards v.
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While his public figure standing under NewYork Times v. They are now suggesting that exceptions to a general rule against paying personal costs of clients are applicable to these payments. I disagree. Sullivan requires satisfaction of the actual malice standard, that higher standard is not necessary to discard this claim.
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