Fair report privilege

Claims that the Boston Herald further defamed a famous musician in its coverage of his libel suit against the newspaper…

A San Diego radio talk show commentator was shielded from libel claims brought by a former public high school principal…

The First Amendment protects statements in a “60 Minutes” story about the alleged use of a chicken processing company as…

An incarcerated felon who placed a personal advertisement on a website is a limited purpose public figure who could not…

A Texas appellate court last week affirmed the dismissal of an Austin neurosurgeon’s defamation suit against a local television station,…

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that journalists who report accurately from court filings are protected from defamation…

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court earlier this month ruled that the fair report privilege, which protects reporters from legal liability…

The New Jersey Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in the appeal of a 2008 libel ruling that considerably…

The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed a libel lawsuit against the Russellville-based Courier News, ruling that the fair report privilege…