Fair report privilege
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Prisoner who placed online ad must prove actual malice
An incarcerated felon who placed a personal advertisement on a website is a limited purpose public figure who could not… -
Accurate report on third-party allegations is not defamatory
A Texas appellate court last week affirmed the dismissal of an Austin neurosurgeon’s defamation suit against a local television station,… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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…