The New Jersey Supreme Court is being asked to consider the boundaries of the fair-reporting privilege that protects news media from defamation suits. Last year, an appeals court ruled that the privilege does not apply if an article is based only on an initial court pleading that has not been subjected to judicial review. On Wednesday, the lawyer for the publisher defendant in the case told the state Supreme Court that the ruling, if upheld, would essentially bar the media from fairly reporting the news.
October 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
New Jersey’s highest court is being asked to sharpen the pencil on the boundaries of the fair-reporting privilege, which protects news media from defamation suits if they write fairly and accurately about pending litigation.
Last year, an appeals court trimmed back the privilege, saying it does not apply if an article is based only on an initial pleading that has not been subjected to judicial review.
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