Fair report privilege
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N.J. high court says fair report privilege applies to pretrial filings
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that journalists who report accurately from court filings are protected from defamation…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Mass. high court applies fair report privilege to anonymous sources
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court earlier this month ruled that the fair report privilege, which protects reporters from legal liability…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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N.J. high court to decide future of state "fair report" privilege
The New Jersey Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in the appeal of a 2008 libel ruling that considerably…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Fair report privilege applies to police reports, court says
The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed a libel lawsuit against the Russellville-based Courier News, ruling that the fair report privilege…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Court to rule on fair report privilege
The Arkansas Supreme Court will soon decide whether the fair report privilege protects a local newspaper from a plaintiff's claims that it…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Mich. court upholds dismissal of libel suit against paper
The Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a libel suit against the Detroit News. The News…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Fair report privilege temporarily returns
A New Jersey appellate court ruling that limited the defense of the fair report privilege has been temporarily suspended by…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Groups seek protection for reporting of court records
The Reporters Committee has signed on to a brief with 18 other news organizations asking the New Jersey Supreme Court to overturn a…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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New Jersey appellate court narrows fair report privilege
A New Jersey appellate court ruled last week that journalists can be subject to libel lawsuits for reporting the contents…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Defamation suit dismissed under fair report privilege
A Pittsburgh attorney's defamation lawsuit against a newspaper publishing company has been dismissed by U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin,…Categorized in Libel and Privacy