Limited purpose public figure
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McGlothlin v. Hennelly
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 15 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…By Chris YoungCategorized in Libel and Privacy -
Smith v. Palisades News
The Reporters Committee and 21 media organizations filed an amicus brief in Smith v. Palisades News, a case before the California… -
Montgomery v. Risen
Defendant-Appellee James Risen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is author of Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, And Endless War, a political…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
D.C. high court allows immediate appeal of denial of anti-SLAPP motion
The District of Columbia's high court ruled Thursday that denials of anti-SLAPP motions to quash are immediately appealable, reversing a… -
Newspaper's statements about school principal are opinion and not defamatory, N.Y. judge rules
Articles published by the New York Daily News calling a former school principal a “firebrand” and a “principal of hate”… -
Dismissal of N.Y. journalist's libel suit against critic upheld
A New York appellate panel upheld the dismissal of a defamation suit filed by a journalist against a prominent AIDS… -
Judge denies blogger retrial in Oregon defamation case
A federal judge denied a motion for retrial in the case of a self-described investigative blogger, ruling that private figure… -
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…