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The defense of "fair comment" in the U.S. since 1964 has largely been replaced by the ruling in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964). This case relied on the issue of actual malice , which involves the defendant making a statement known at the time to be false, or which was made with a "reckless disregard" of whether the ...
The honest opinion defence (formerly the fair comment defence) is sometimes known as "the critic's defence" as it is designed to protect the right of the press to state valid opinions on matters of public interest such as governmental activity, political debate, public figures and general affairs.
Honest opinion: It is a defence for defamation, to show the statement complained of was a statement of opinion; that it indicated, in general or specific terms, the basis of the opinion; that an honest person could have held the opinion on any fact which existed when the statement was published, including any fact in a privileged statement that ...
Defences available under the Defamation Act include: justification, contextual truth, absolute privilege, [Note 3] qualified privilege, [Note 4] fair report on proceedings of public concern, publication of matter concerning an issue of public interest, honest opinion, scientific or academic peer review, and innocent dissemination. A partial ...
Neutral reportage is a common law defense against libel and defamation lawsuits usually involving the media republishing unproven accusations about public figures. [1] It is a limited exception to the common law rule that one who repeats a defamatory statement is just as guilty as the first person who published it.
The defense wanted an instruction that the jury must unanimously agree on what the unlawful means were. But, as prosecutors pointed out, New York law requires no such thing.
Proponents from the Citizens not Politicians Campaign claim Ohio Issue 1 will end political gerrymandering. Issue 1 opponents claim the ballot measure will enshrine gerrymandering instead.
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