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Access To Media All A-Twitter: Revisiting Gertz And The Access To Media Test In The Age Of Social Networking, Ann E. O'Connor Mar 2011

Access To Media All A-Twitter: Revisiting Gertz And The Access To Media Test In The Age Of Social Networking, Ann E. O'Connor

Federal Communications Law Journal

Plaintiffs' access to media has long been a factor in defamation cases, enabling courts to determine whether that plaintiff is a public figure who must meet the actual malice standard, or whether that plaintiff is a private figure worthy of greater protection from defamation. This component of the public-private distinction can no longer be applied with clear precision, given the advent of social networking and today's world of widespread media access. In light of the massive changes that have taken place in the media world, the access to media test must be revisited and appropriately retailored to avoid an inappropriate …


Malicious Prosecution, False Imprisonment And Defamation, Fowler V. Harper Jan 1937

Malicious Prosecution, False Imprisonment And Defamation, Fowler V. Harper

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Defamation-Privileged Occasion Publication To A Clerk Or Stenographer Jan 1931

Defamation-Privileged Occasion Publication To A Clerk Or Stenographer

Indiana Law Journal

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