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    Digital Journalist's Legal Guide
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    Everything online journalists need to protect their legal rights. This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues.

    Newspaper's statements about school principal are opinion and not defamatory, N.Y. judge rules
    05/01/2013
    Articles published by the New York Daily News calling a former school principal a “firebrand...
    Oakland mayoral candidate loses appeal of unsuccessful defamation suit against weekly newspaper
    04/30/2013
    A three-judge California appeals court panel has denied an Oakland mayoral candidate’s appeal...
    Judge rules N.Y. newspaper protected by fair report privilege
    04/26/2013
    A New York trial court judge dismissed a defamation claim brought by a convicted sex offender...
    Third Circuit concludes articles about Virgin Islands judge's bail decisions not libelous
    03/12/2013
    A retired Virgin Islands Superior Court judge was unable to prove that a reporter had malicious...
    Dismissal of N.Y. journalist's libel suit against critic upheld
    02/26/2013
    A New York appellate panel upheld the dismissal of a defamation suit filed by a journalist against...
    N.Y. judge dismisses portion of coach's wife's libel suit against ESPN
    02/19/2013
    A New York judge dismissed a portion of a libel suit against ESPN because the statements in...
    Defamation suit against Texas man dismissed under state anti-SLAPP law
    02/12/2013
    A vocal Jacinto City, Texas citizen cannot be sued for defamation after repeatedly accusing a...
    Minn. Supreme Court finds negative online comments were opinions, not defamatory facts
    02/05/2013
    The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that negative online reviews about a local neurologist were...
    Washington state appeals court upholds dismissal of defamation case against Seattle news station
    01/15/2013
    A Washington state appellate court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by...
    District court judge dismisses defamation claim over N.Y. Attorney General's press release
    01/15/2013
    A New York federal judge has ruled that a dentist acquitted of fraudulently billing Medicaid for...
    Businessman can pursue defamation suit without showing proof of monetary loss, N.Y. appeals court rules
    12/14/2012
    A man accused of throwing a severed horse head in a local politician's pool does not have to...
    New York court dismisses libel suit against the New York Daily News
    12/07/2012
    A New York judge this week dismissed a libel lawsuit by a Brooklyn judge against the New York Daily...
    Judge dismisses libel suit against Spitzer, Slate
    10/02/2012
    A New York federal judge said in a strong and firm opinion released this week that an article...
    Minnesota appeals court overturns jury award against blogger
    08/21/2012
    John Hoff did not lie. Because of that, the Minneapolis blogger will not be held liable for the...
    Calif. appellate court affirms dismissal of libel suit against Gawker under state's anti-SLAPP law
    08/15/2012
    A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a libel suit brought by the head of a small...