Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1987

Guste v. Connick

Guste v. Connick
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 18, 1987 · Cole, Dixon
515 So. 2d 436 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Guste v. Connick

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

DIXON, Chief Justice.

The judgments of the courts below are vacated and reversed. The injunction is dissolved, and the case is dismissed. Reasons for this judgment will be released tomorrow.

Dissenting Opinion

COLE, J.,

dissents.

Factual determinations of falsity have been made in court proceedings below and there is no holding those determinations are erroneous. In my view such false publications are not constitutionally protected and injunctive relief as to future publications is proper.

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