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Rosen V. Tarkanian, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 15 (December 12, 2019), Andrew Brown
Rosen V. Tarkanian, 135 Nev. Adv. Op. 15 (December 12, 2019), Andrew Brown
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
This issue was whether several of Jacky Rosen’s statements about Danny Tarkanian made during her political campaign constituted defamation. The Court determined that Rosen’s political statements were made in good faith and, therefore, the case was reversed and remanded with instructions for the district court to grant the special motion to dismiss.
Toll V. Dist. Ct. (Gilman), 135 Nev., Advanced Opinion 58 (December 5, 2019), Gabrielle Boliou
Toll V. Dist. Ct. (Gilman), 135 Nev., Advanced Opinion 58 (December 5, 2019), Gabrielle Boliou
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
A blogger claimed that his sources are protected under NRS 49.275. The court held that digital media is protected, but did not address whether a blogger is protected. The district court did not err in allowing discovery to determine whether the blogger acted with actual malice.
Law School News: Logan To Serve As Adviser On Restatement Third Of Torts 11-07-2019, Michael M. Bowden
Law School News: Logan To Serve As Adviser On Restatement Third Of Torts 11-07-2019, Michael M. Bowden
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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Rwu First Amendment Blog: David A. Logan's Blog: Infowars Goes To War With The First Amendment 08-15-2018, David A. Logan
Rwu First Amendment Blog: David A. Logan's Blog: Infowars Goes To War With The First Amendment 08-15-2018, David A. Logan
Law School Blogs
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Rwu First Amendment Blog: David Logan's Blog: Discovering Trump 06-22-2018, David A. Logan
Rwu First Amendment Blog: David Logan's Blog: Discovering Trump 06-22-2018, David A. Logan
Law School Blogs
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Adelson V. Harris, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 67 (Sept. 27, 2017) (En Banc), David E. Chavez
Adelson V. Harris, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 67 (Sept. 27, 2017) (En Banc), David E. Chavez
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Nevada Supreme Court (en banc) held that (1) a hyperlink to source material concerning a judicial proceeding may qualify as a report within the common law fair report privilege; and (2) Nevada’s anti-SLAPP statute, as effective prior to the 2013 amendment, reaches communication “aimed at procuring any governmental or electoral action,” even if it is not addressed to a government agency.
Summary Of Jacobs V. Adelson, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 44, Kylee Gloeckner
Summary Of Jacobs V. Adelson, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 44, Kylee Gloeckner
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined whether the absolute privilege rule applies to statements made to the media.
Search Engine Liability For Autocomplete Defamation: Combating The Power Of Suggestion, Michael L. Smith
Search Engine Liability For Autocomplete Defamation: Combating The Power Of Suggestion, Michael L. Smith
Faculty Articles
In September 2012, Bettina Wulff, a former first lady of Germany, sued Google for defamation. Mrs. Wulff's complaint arose from Google's autocomplete function: when Mrs. Wulff's name was entered into the search engine, the search engine automatically suggested terms such as "prostitute" and "red light district." Rumors that Mrs. Wulff was a former prostitute dated back to 2006 when she first met Christian Wulff, her eventual husband and president of Germany from 2010 until his resignation in February 2012. Mrs. Wulff denied the truth of these rumors.
Mrs. Wulff contended that these autocomplete results were defamatory and that they caused …
Defining California Civil Code Section 47 (3): The Resurgence Of Self-Governance, Fred H. Cate
Defining California Civil Code Section 47 (3): The Resurgence Of Self-Governance, Fred H. Cate
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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Repuation And Character In Defamation Actions, Charles W. Ehrhardt
Repuation And Character In Defamation Actions, Charles W. Ehrhardt
Scholarly Publications
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