United States Eighth Circuit

A television station's report that police were on the lookout for a possible kidnap victim based on the police pick-up order and missing person report is privileged from defamation under the fair report doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/03/2001
• Published 08/03/2001

Judges

• BARNES, District Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, HANSEN, Circuit Judge, and BARNES, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas C. Locke, argued, Independence, MO (Michael W. Manners, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David S. Wachen, argued, Washington, DC (Bernard J. Rhodes, Bruce W. Sanford, and Bruce D. Brown, on the brief), for appellee.