Tory v. Cochran

Tory v. Cochran
Argued March 22, 2005
Decided May 31, 2005
Full case nameUlysses Tory, et al., Petitioners v. Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.
Citations544 U.S. 734 (more)
125 S. Ct. 2108; 161 L. Ed. 2d 1042; 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4347; 73 U.S.L.W. 4404; 33 Media L. Rep. 1737; 18 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 322
Case history
PriorOn writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityBreyer, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
DissentThomas, joined by Scalia

Tory v. Cochran, 544 U.S. 734 (2005), is a United States Supreme Court case involving libel.