United States Ninth Circuit

Defamation claims were improperly dismissed where statements made by former political aides, regarding the validity of audio tapes purportedly containing President Clinton's voice, were capable of defamatory meaning, and the suit did not offend the First Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/14/2002
• Decided 11/12/2002
• Published 11/12/2002

Judges

• Before:  WALLACE, KOZINSKI and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry Klayman, Esq., of Judicial Watch, Inc., argued for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laura R. Handman of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP argued for appellees George Stephanopoulos and Little, Brown & Co. Matthew A. Leish joined her on the brief., David E. Kendall of Williams & Connolly LLP argued for appellee Hillary Rodham Clinton.  Nicole K. Seligman and Gabriel E. Gore joined him on the brief., William Alden McDaniel, Jr. of McDaniel Bennett & Griffin argued for appellee James Carville.  Jo C. Bennett joined him on the brief.