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Newspaper Immunity In Reporting Judicial Proceedings, James W. Adams
Newspaper Immunity In Reporting Judicial Proceedings, James W. Adams
Cleveland State Law Review
Ordinarily, there is a legally enforceable right to recover damages for libelous statements. On the other hand, newspapers enjoy a constitutionally guaranteed right of free press. Free press however is not synonymous with a license to libel and newspapers normally stand in no better position than any other member of the community in defense of libel suits.
How Far May Newspapers Go In Criticizing, Richard Szilagyi
How Far May Newspapers Go In Criticizing, Richard Szilagyi
Cleveland State Law Review
Any written or printed article which is false and is conveyed by publication to third parties is defamatory or "libelous." That is, it is actionable if it tends to subject the plaintiff to hatred, scorn, ridicule, public contempt or disgrace; or if it induces a substantial number of respectable community members to avoid, shun, or deprive him of their friendly association, even though the defamation imputes no moral turpitude to him. Despite a long history of judicial decisions and numerous discussions and writings by the legal profession, there are few areas of the law so unsettled as the law of …