Reynolds v. Pegler
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title:
Reynolds v. Pegler
text:
Reynolds v. Pegler, 223 F.2d 429, was a landmark libel decision in which Quentin Reynolds successfully sued right-wing columnist Westbrook Pegler, resulting in a then-record judgment of $175,001. The case has its origins in a heated dispute between liberal journalist Heywood Broun and conservative Westbrook Pegler. Broun died in 1939, but ten years later, author Dale Kramer wrote a book about Broun's life entitled The Heywood Broun His Friends Recall. Quentin Reynolds wrote a review of this book
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American legal case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_v._Pegler
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2023-09-13T02:59:29Z
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