Add to ORKGAn overview of libel law is presented as a backdrop for an examination of how the law of libel is applied to purported quotations which are inaccurate. The author discusses the approach which was taken by the Ninth Circuit in Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, and concludes that the court applied an inappropriate test. The comment concludes with a recommendation for an appropriate test for libel when the allegedly libelous material is a purported quotation
Public figures suing the press for defamation must show that the journalist acted with knowledge tha...
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
Defamatory statements are those which harm an individual’s reputation in the eyes of the community. ...
This article reviews Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, a case of fabricated quotations. The article l...
In Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment in ...
Whenever a work of fiction can be reasonably read as stating actual facts about a real person, court...
This article reviews Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, a case of fabricated quotations. The article loo...
A requirement of U.S. defamation law is that an actionable statement be factual in nature, but court...
This article explores cases in which publications that purport to be fiction have led to claims of d...
This article explores whether the First Amendment protects journalists who materially alter quotatio...
How do appellate courts interpret the meaning of defamatory, harm and actual malice in libel cases i...
This Article reexamines the First Amendment protections provided by the public figure doctrine. It s...
Of late, the constitutional law of libel has become the focus of increasing dissatisfaction. This d...
Social-media libel cases require courts to map existing defamation doctrines onto social-media fact ...
Several factors explain why press reporting of legal affairs results in defamation suits. Legal matt...
Public figures suing the press for defamation must show that the journalist acted with knowledge tha...
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
Defamatory statements are those which harm an individual’s reputation in the eyes of the community. ...
This article reviews Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, a case of fabricated quotations. The article l...
In Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment in ...
Whenever a work of fiction can be reasonably read as stating actual facts about a real person, court...
This article reviews Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, a case of fabricated quotations. The article loo...
A requirement of U.S. defamation law is that an actionable statement be factual in nature, but court...
This article explores cases in which publications that purport to be fiction have led to claims of d...
This article explores whether the First Amendment protects journalists who materially alter quotatio...
How do appellate courts interpret the meaning of defamatory, harm and actual malice in libel cases i...
This Article reexamines the First Amendment protections provided by the public figure doctrine. It s...
Of late, the constitutional law of libel has become the focus of increasing dissatisfaction. This d...
Social-media libel cases require courts to map existing defamation doctrines onto social-media fact ...
Several factors explain why press reporting of legal affairs results in defamation suits. Legal matt...
Public figures suing the press for defamation must show that the journalist acted with knowledge tha...
For legal writers, the law of defamation has provided one of the fairest targets for criticism. It i...
Defamatory statements are those which harm an individual’s reputation in the eyes of the community. ...