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… -
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”… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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 -
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… -
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