Media / Entertainment Law

Media Libel Law 2011-12 MLRC 50-State Survey

By Media Law Resource Center
Oxford University Press USA March 2012

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780199915422
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Publication
March 2012
Format
Paperback , 1440 pages
Jurisdiction
U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

  • Provides a unique and comprehensive look at Media Libel Law in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia
  • Prepared by the leading media attorneys and law firms in the U.S.
  • Includes the latest, up-to-date developments in media libel law

Updated and published annually, the Media Law Resource Center and Oxford University Press have partnered to produce 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 2011-12 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.

Readership: Journalists, lawyers and judges, and law schools nationwide

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Editors Note ......................................................................................................................................................................
MLRC Media Membership ............................................................................................................................................
MLRC Defense Counsel Section Membership ..............................................................................................................
2010-11 MLRC 50-STATE MEDIA LIBEL Outline .............................................................................................................
2010-11 MLRC 50-STATE MEDIA LIBEL SURVEY
Circuit Reports
First Circuit ...............................................................................................................................................................
Second Circuit .........................................................................................................................................................
Third Circuit ............................................................................................................................................................
Fourth Circuit ........................................................................................................................................................
Fifth Circuit ...........................................................................................................................................................
Sixth Circuit ..........................................................................................................................................................
Seventh Circuit ......................................................................................................................................................
Eighth Circuit ........................................................................................................................................................
Ninth Circuit ..........................................................................................................................................................
Tenth Circuit .........................................................................................................................................................
Eleventh Circuit .....................................................................................................................................................
D.C. Circuit ...........................................................................................................................................................
State Reports
Alabama ............................................................................................................................................................
Alaska ................................................................................................................................................................
Arizona ..............................................................................................................................................................
Arkansas ............................................................................................................................................................
California ...........................................................................................................................................................
Colorado ............................................................................................................................................................
Connecticut ........................................................................................................................................................
Delaware ............................................................................................................................................................
District of Columbia ..........................................................................................................................................
Florida ...............................................................................................................................................................
Georgia ..............................................................................................................................................................
Guam .................................................................................................................................................................
Hawaii ...............................................................................................................................................................
Idaho ..................................................................................................................................................................
Illinois................................................................................................................................................................
Indiana ...............................................................................................................................................................
Iowa ...................................................................................................................................................................
Kansas ...............................................................................................................................................................
Kentucky ..........................................................................................................................................................
Louisiana ...........................................................................................................................................................
Maine .................................................................................................................................................................
Maryland ...........................................................................................................................................................
Massachusetts ....................................................................................................................................................
Michigan ............................................................................................................................................................
Minnesota ..........................................................................................................................................................
Mississippi .........................................................................................................................................................
Missouri .............................................................................................................................................................
Montana .............................................................................................................................................................
iv
Nebraska ............................................................................................................................................................
Nevada ...............................................................................................................................................................
New Hampshire .................................................................................................................................................
New Jersey .........................................................................................................................................................
New Mexico ......................................................................................................................................................
New York ..........................................................................................................................................................
North Carolina ...................................................................................................................................................
North Dakota ...................................................................................................................................................
Ohio .................................................................................................................................................................
Oklahoma.........................................................................................................................................................
Oregon .............................................................................................................................................................
Pennsylvania ....................................................................................................................................................
Puerto Rico ......................................................................................................................................................
Rhode Island ....................................................................................................................................................
South Carolina .................................................................................................................................................
South Dakota ...................................................................................................................................................
Tennessee.........................................................................................................................................................
Texas ................................................................................................................................................................
Utah .................................................................................................................................................................
Vermont ...........................................................................................................................................................
Virgin Islands ..................................................................................................................................................
Virginia ............................................................................................................................................................
Washington ......................................................................................................................................................
West Virginia ...................................................................................................................................................
Wisconsin ........................................................................................................................................................
Wyoming .........................................................................................................................................................
England Report ..............................................................................................................................................................
How to Read the Issue Status Summary and Issue Status Index ........................................................................
Issue Status Summary Tables ........................................................................................................................................
Issue Status Codes and Notes ........................................................................................................ .............................
Index of Surveyed Issues ...............................................................................................................................................

About the Author

Media Law Resource Center

The Media Law Resource Center is a non-profit information clearinghouse originally organized by a number of media organizations to monitor developments and promote First Amendment rights in the libel, privacy and related legal fields. Founded in 1980, it has approximately 100 media companies in its membership ranks and over 150 law firms.

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