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Group Defamation, Power, And A New Test For Determining Plaintiff Eligibility, Jeffrey Greenwood Jan 2018

Group Defamation, Power, And A New Test For Determining Plaintiff Eligibility, Jeffrey Greenwood

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

In the fall of 2014, Rolling Stone Magazine published an article describing the rape of a woman at a University of Virginia fraternity house. The story turned out to be false, and members of the fraternity sued for defamation. The suit raises an interesting question: under what circumstances may anonymous individual members of the fraternity recover? This Note describes the case, related common and constitutional law, as well as differences in group defamation doctrine across jurisdictions. After detailing problems with the existing paradigm, the Note proposes a new method for performing the analysis.


Irving V. Penguin: Historians On Trial And The Determination Of Truth Under English Libel Law, Dennise Mulvihill Dec 2000

Irving V. Penguin: Historians On Trial And The Determination Of Truth Under English Libel Law, Dennise Mulvihill

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No abstract provided.


Give The Dead Their Day In Court: Implying A Private Cause Of Action For Defamation Of The Dead From Criminal Libel Statutes, Raymond Iryami Mar 1999

Give The Dead Their Day In Court: Implying A Private Cause Of Action For Defamation Of The Dead From Criminal Libel Statutes, Raymond Iryami

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No abstract provided.


Challenging Defamatory Opinions As An Alternative To Media Self-Regulation, James F. Ponsoldt Oct 1998

Challenging Defamatory Opinions As An Alternative To Media Self-Regulation, James F. Ponsoldt

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No abstract provided.


Federal Arts Funding At What Cost? The Impact Of Funding Guidelines On The First Amendment And The Future Of Art In America, Anne L. Body Mar 1991

Federal Arts Funding At What Cost? The Impact Of Funding Guidelines On The First Amendment And The Future Of Art In America, Anne L. Body

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No abstract provided.