Two recent decisions by the Maryland Court of Appeals have brought about substantial changes in the law of libel and slander. The author considers the consequences of these decisions, welcoming the abolition of certain distinctions between written and spoken defamation as well as the adoption of new rules pertaining to recoverable damages. The author, however, expresses reservations as to pronouncements in the decisions that purport to impose new burdens on the plaintiff to establish liability
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
Gertz is an expansion of the first amendment generally in that private plaintiffs not involved in an...
Two recent decisions by the Maryland Court of Appeals have brought about substantial changes in the ...
This article discusses the traditional law of defamation, with particular emphasis on standards of l...
Since the U.S. Supreme Court\u27s historic ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan, the law of defamati...
Ten years have passed since the Supreme Court decided Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. and introduced fa...
Defamation law has had a bumpy ride lately. Designed as a mechanism for the restoration of unfairly ...
For years, American libel law has been soundly criticized as inefficient and overly complicated. Alt...
Defamatory statements are those which harm an individual’s reputation in the eyes of the community. ...
The Uniform Law Commissioners are preparing to begin debate on the most sweeping changes to libel la...
In 1964, the United States Supreme Court decided that defamatory statements are entitled to some fir...
This Article employs a comparative analysis of some important recent Commonwealth libel cases to ana...
In the 1947 case of Gertz v. Robert Welsch, Inc., the United States Supreme Court decided that, at l...
This article discusses the traditional law of defamation, with particular emphasis on standards of l...
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
Gertz is an expansion of the first amendment generally in that private plaintiffs not involved in an...
Two recent decisions by the Maryland Court of Appeals have brought about substantial changes in the ...
This article discusses the traditional law of defamation, with particular emphasis on standards of l...
Since the U.S. Supreme Court\u27s historic ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan, the law of defamati...
Ten years have passed since the Supreme Court decided Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. and introduced fa...
Defamation law has had a bumpy ride lately. Designed as a mechanism for the restoration of unfairly ...
For years, American libel law has been soundly criticized as inefficient and overly complicated. Alt...
Defamatory statements are those which harm an individual’s reputation in the eyes of the community. ...
The Uniform Law Commissioners are preparing to begin debate on the most sweeping changes to libel la...
In 1964, the United States Supreme Court decided that defamatory statements are entitled to some fir...
This Article employs a comparative analysis of some important recent Commonwealth libel cases to ana...
In the 1947 case of Gertz v. Robert Welsch, Inc., the United States Supreme Court decided that, at l...
This article discusses the traditional law of defamation, with particular emphasis on standards of l...
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
Gertz is an expansion of the first amendment generally in that private plaintiffs not involved in an...