Full Court Press: Drawing in Media Defenses for Libel and Privacy Cases
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Date
2017-12-21
Authors
Abramson, Jeffrey
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Publisher
University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
Recent jury verdicts against Rolling Stone Magazine and Gawker Media raise fundamental issues in defamation and privacy lawsuits, including who is a public figure, what counts as newsworthiness, and whether truth is always a defense under the First Amendment. Using those verdicts as a starting point, I reexamine the democratic arguments the Supreme Court relied on to protect free speech and the press in New York Times v. Sullivan.
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38 pages
Keywords
Litigation, Media
Citation
96 OR. L. REV. 19