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Masson V. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.: Permission For Journalists To Quote What I Mean, Not What I Say, Kevin M. Erwin Nov 2012

Masson V. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.: Permission For Journalists To Quote What I Mean, Not What I Say, Kevin M. Erwin

Pepperdine Law Review

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Ambiguity In The Realm Of Defamation: Rhetorical Hyperbole Or Provable Falsity? - Gorilla Coffee, Inc. V. New York Times Co., Tiffany Frigenti Jul 2012

Ambiguity In The Realm Of Defamation: Rhetorical Hyperbole Or Provable Falsity? - Gorilla Coffee, Inc. V. New York Times Co., Tiffany Frigenti

Touro Law Review

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Lmao; That Guy Is Such A &*%#!: Redefining Defamation Law's Stagnant Community Standard In A Rapidly Changing World, Daniel Lewis Jan 2012

Lmao; That Guy Is Such A &*%#!: Redefining Defamation Law's Stagnant Community Standard In A Rapidly Changing World, Daniel Lewis

Florida A & M University Law Review

Nearly forty years ago in the heat of the civil rights movement, the Supreme Court famously considered whether a Montgomery, Alabama Commissioner who supervised the Police Department was damaged by defamatory comments. In determining whether the false statements published in the New York Times article lowered the Commissioner's reputation and impeded his reelection chances, the court wrestled with defining the community in which these comments were published. Should the Supreme Court consider the allegedly defamatory comments within the scope of a national community, as the New York Times is a national publication, or was the correct community restrained to the …


Considering The Libel Trial Of Émile Zola In Light Of Contemporary Defamation Doctrine, Peter A. Zablotsky Jan 2012

Considering The Libel Trial Of Émile Zola In Light Of Contemporary Defamation Doctrine, Peter A. Zablotsky

Touro Law Review

Touro Law School's three-day conference on the Dreyfus affair provided an opportunity to re-examine the libel trial Émile Zola. A modern view on tort law is provided to analyze this case as if it unfolded today.