substantial-truth
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-8275 | James Lawrence v. Hearst Communications, Inc. | Second Circuit | 2022-06-29 | Denied | IFP | arrest-reporting civil-rights criminal-characterization defamation due-process free-speech journalistic-ethics media-defamation media-law privacy substantial-truth warrant-interpretation | Can a media organization repeatedly dox a past arrest insinuating conviction without clarifying if the arrest ever became a conviction? |
| 21-509 | James Lawrence v. Altice USA | Second Circuit | 2021-10-06 | Denied | Response Waived | arrest-warrant civil-rights defamation due-process first-amendment free-speech legal-interpretation media-defamation media-reporting standing substantial-truth | Can a media lawfully portray a ONE TIME One Count of Second Degree Breach of Peace arrest as 'ARRESTED FOR STALKING SEVERAL WOMEN? |
| 19-405 | Nicholas Schiano, dba HotWireMedia.com, et al. v. Matt Friedman, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2019-09-25 | Denied | civil-rights constitutional-law defamation due-process eleventh-circuit federal-law first-amendment free-speech legal-defense motives substantial-truth | Whether substantial truth is a complete defense to defamation under the First Amendment, regardless of the motives of the speaker? |