fair-report-privilege

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-40 Lumbsden A. Sangster v. Anthony Valencia California 2021-07-12 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) civil-procedure civil-rights defamation evidence evidence-tampering fair-report-privilege free-speech police-communication press-communication section-47 Whether the fair report privilege applies to a private communication between a police officer and a member of the press in a defamation case
20-252 Gannett Co., Inc., et al. v. Ryan Larson Minnesota 2020-09-01 Denied Response Waived defamation fair-report-privilege falsity-element first-amendment free-speech law-enforcement-statements media-reporting public-concern In a defamation case, where a jury finds that media defendants' reporting on what law enforcement said in a news release and news conference was subst…