FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
McGLYNN, District Judge.
This is an action for libel resulting from statements made by an incumbent U. S. Representative during the course of a primary political campaign in 1974 which were aired by the defendant on a public affairs television program called "Update".
That the statements were defamatory and false is not disputed, but because the plaintiff is admittedly a public figure, the issue to be decided...
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