Defamation
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Georgia's highest court won't review Jewell libel case
Earlier this week the Georgia Supreme Court declined to review a lower court decision in the long-running libel case against…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Eight year Howling Pig litigation ends in $425K settlement
Students doctored a photo of a professor for a satirical magazine.Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Depiction of bomb defuser not a misuse of soldier’s identity
An Academy Award-winning film that addressed “an issue of paramount importance in the Iraq war” is protected speech about a…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Saying prisoner was gang member is substantially true
A statement that someone is a member of a certain prison gang, when he merely conspired with its members, is…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Federal court finds prosecutor violated blogger's civil rights
A Colorado prosecutor violated a student blogger’s constitutional rights when she approved a search warrant of his mother's home over…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Separate look at each charge needed to overcome privilege
A West Virginia trial judge erred when she ordered a newspaper to reveal the identities of anonymous sources and documents…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Court allows bank manager's defamation claim to proceed
A California appellate court last week affirmed a lower court ruling that a bank manager presented enough evidence to allow…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Wolk v. Olson
Urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to affirm the District Court's ruling that the "discovery rule"…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Libel and privacy