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Fair report privilege
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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…
March 6, 2009
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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…
January 26, 2009
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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…
January 14, 2009
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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…
December 17, 2008
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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…
November 21, 2008
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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,…
January 29, 2008
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