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Index Yorty v. Chandler

Yorty v. Chandler, 13 Cal.App.3d 467 (1970), was a decision by the California Court of Appeals, 2nd District involving how strictly an editorial cartoon needed to be interpreted in lawsuits for libel.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: California Courts of Appeal, California superior courts, Caricature, Case law, Democratic Party (United States), First Amendment to the United States Constitution, House Republican Conference, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles Times, Melvin Laird, Otis Chandler, Paul Conrad, Political cartoon, Precedent, Psychiatric hospital, Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, Richard Nixon, Sam Yorty, San Luis Obispo County, California, Santa Barbara County, California, Straitjacket, United States presidential transition, United States Secretary of Defense, Ventura County, California, 1968 United States presidential election.

  2. Editorial cartooning
  3. United States defamation case law

California Courts of Appeal

The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U.S. state of California.

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California superior courts

Superior courts in California are the state trial courts with general jurisdiction to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other court or before a governmental agency.

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Caricature

A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon).

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Case law

Case law, also used interchangeably with common law, is a law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous cases, rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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First Amendment to the United States Constitution

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

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House Republican Conference

The House Republican Conference is the party caucus for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles (Condado de Los Ángeles), and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,861,224 residents estimated in 2022.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Melvin Laird

Melvin Robert Laird Jr. (September 1, 1922 – November 16, 2016) was an American politician, writer and statesman.

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Otis Chandler

Otis Chandler (November 23, 1927 – February 27, 2006) was the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980, leading a large expansion of the newspaper and its ambitions.

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Paul Conrad

Paul Francis Conrad (June 27, 1924 – September 4, 2010) was an American political cartoonist and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for editorial cartooning.

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Political cartoon

A political cartoon, also known as an editorial cartoon, is a cartoon graphic with caricatures of public figures, expressing the artist's opinion.

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Precedent

Precedent is a principle or rule established in a legal case that becomes authoritative to a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar legal issues or facts.

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Psychiatric hospital

Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, or behavioral health hospitals are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, major depressive disorder, and others.

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The Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary is one of the fourteen Pulitzer Prizes that is annually awarded for journalism in the United States.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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Sam Yorty

Samuel William Yorty (October 1, 1909 – June 5, 1998) was an American politician, attorney, and radio host from Los Angeles, California.

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San Luis Obispo County, California

San Luis Obispo County, officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California.

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Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County, officially the County of Santa Barbara (Condado de Santa Bárbara), is a county located in Southern California.

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Straitjacket

A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves that surpass the tips of the wearer's fingers.

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United States presidential transition

In the United States, a presidential transition is the process during which the president-elect of the United States prepares to take over the administration of the federal government of the United States from the incumbent president.

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United States Secretary of Defense

The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.

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Ventura County, California

Ventura County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of California.

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1968 United States presidential election

The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968.

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See also

Editorial cartooning

United States defamation case law

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorty_v._Chandler