provably-false
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-1477 | Competitive Enterprise Institute, et al. v. Michael E. Mann | District of Columbia | 2019-05-28 | Denied | Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (8) | constitutional-law defamation first-amendment free-speech opinion provably-false public-concern public-figure question-of-law-or-fact subjective-commentary | Whether the First Amendment permits defamation liability for subjective commentary on true facts concerning a matter of public concern |
| 18-1451 | National Review, Inc. v. Michael E. Mann | District of Columbia | 2019-05-21 | Denied | Amici (4)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (8) | defamation first-amendment free-speech matter-of-public-concern opinion-speech provably-false provably-false-factual-connotation public-concern public-policy-debate scientific-controversy scientific-misconduct subjective-opinion | Whether a statement contains a 'provably false' factual connotation is a question of law for the court, not a question of fact for the jury |