MLRC 50-State Survey: Media Libel Law 2009-10

Download or read book MLRC 50-State Survey: Media Libel Law 2009-10 written by Media Law Resource Center and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and published annually, the Media Law Resource Center produces valuable, easy-to-use 50-State Survey compendiums of the law in all U.S. jurisdictions, state and federal, that are used by journalists, lawyers and judges, and law schools nationwide. Each state's chapter, prepared by experts in that jurisdiction, is presented in a uniform outline format. Topics covered in Media Libel Law 2009-10 include: Defamatory Meaning, Opinion, Truth/Falsity, Fault, Republication, Privileges, Damages, Motions to Dismiss, Discovery Issues, Trial Issues, Appellate Review, Remedies for Abusive Suits, Retraction, Constitutional/Statutory Provisions, and Summary Judgment.