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Milkovich V. Lorain Journal Twenty-Five Years Later: The Slow, Quiet, And Troubled Demise Of Liar Libel, Leonard Niehoff, Ashley Messenger
Milkovich V. Lorain Journal Twenty-Five Years Later: The Slow, Quiet, And Troubled Demise Of Liar Libel, Leonard Niehoff, Ashley Messenger
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co., the Supreme Court held that there is no separate constitutional protection for statements of opinion. It also held that an accusation that an individual lied is a statement of fact actionable in defamation. Lower courts have, correctly in our view, essentially ignored both holdings. In Part I we discuss Milkovich and the infirmities in its reasoning. In Part II we discuss the complex nature of lies and accusations of lies and argue that Milkovich failed to account for that complexity. In Part III we discuss the strategies the lower courts have used to …
The Applicability Of The Constitutional Privilege To Defame: Question Of Law Or Question Of Fact?, Christopher G. Scanlon
The Applicability Of The Constitutional Privilege To Defame: Question Of Law Or Question Of Fact?, Christopher G. Scanlon
Indiana Law Journal
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Problems In Defining The Institutional Status Of The Press, Andrew A. Jaxa-Debicki
Problems In Defining The Institutional Status Of The Press, Andrew A. Jaxa-Debicki
University of Richmond Law Review
This comment will deal with the concept of freedom of the press within the context of recent Supreme Court rulings which have directly or indirectly involved definitions of the role of the organized press in the governmental framework established by the Constitution. Specifically, the focus will be in the areas of the law dealing with defamation, testimonial privilege and the fair trial-free press controversy. The purpose will be to discern whether the Supreme Court is developing a concept of freedom of the press which is distinguishable from the general guarantee of freedom of speech and which derives its rationale from …
Constitutional Law--Damages For Libel--A New Standard For Recovery Of Damages By Private Individuals Libeled In A Report Of Public Interest--Gertz V. Robert Welch, Inc., Breck H. Barton
BYU Law Review
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