Intentional infliction of emotional distress
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Reality show about drugs in jail may defame inmate's wife
A Nashville, Tenn., woman can pursue her defamation lawsuit stemming from a prison reality show that featured footage unknowingly taken…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Reporting a rumor does not require investigating its truth
Newspaper reports about a rumor regarding a local city councilman’s personal relationship with a woman who received a “sweetheart deal”…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Omitting exculpatory detail could make report false
A West Virginia daycare owner’s claims against a local television station that reported “serious allegations of abuse and neglect” at…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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First Amendent prevails over family's privacy at funeral
The U.S. Constitution protects angry, anti-gay protests at the funerals of fallen soldiers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Expungment of criminal records doesn't make report false
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that reports of crimes are not necessarily libelous just because the criminal records…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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High court weighs privacy and offensive speech rights
The U.S. Supreme Court explored the constitutional limits of offensive speech Wednesday during oral arguments regarding a highly-charged controversy that…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Snyder v. Phelps
Urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the principle that intrusion and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims should not…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Supreme Court to hear military funeral protest case
The Supreme Court will decide whether a federal appeals court erred when it threw out a $5 million verdict for…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Citizen Publishing v. Elleithee
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press urged the Supreme Court of Arizona to dismiss an intentional infliction of…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Libel and privacy