Despite a 1964 Supreme Court ruling, Garrison v. Louisiana, which overturned Louisiana's criminal libel statute for punishing truthful statements, some states maintain laws allowing authorities to throw people behind bars for defamation. Let illegal statutes lie After five years of wrangling in the case, the U.S. Supreme Court this spring refused to hear a challenge to Colorado's criminal libel law brought by blogger Thomas Mink.
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We all know the damage that a former disciple or acolyte can do with a hatchet job on what was once his or her icon, but, as this memoir of Susan Sontag demonstrates, a fond, still appreciative retrospective portrait can be even more devastating. For the total absence of malice in this insider's portrait of Sontag makes what it reveals infinitely more powerful than if all this had been delivered wrapped in outrage, bitterness and disillusion, a mere sorry tale of victimization. But make no mistake, no one could read "Sempre Susan" and come away with a favorable view of its subject. The funny thing is that its author, who hasn't really quite seen through her in her nostalgia-tinged lenses, still does. Sigrid Nunez was a writer in her mid-20s, struggling to make her way in New York, when ...
Attorney, who had represented plaintiffs in an employment discrimination action against their employer, later brought defamation action against the employer for press conference statements in which the employer asserted attorney's representation of the plaintiffs had been part of an extortion scheme. Although the trial court granted summary judgment on grounds the statements were privileged, court of appeals affirmed on grounds that most of the statements were opinion, not fact, based upon the specific language used, the verifiability of the statements, and the immediate and broader context in which the statements were made. Although remaining statement was not opinion, facts showed attorney was limited purposes public figure, and, in the absence of evidence of actual malice, could no...
In Sydney Pollack's 1981 movie about newspapers, "Absence of Malice," an experienced editor coaches his young reporter. I know how to print what's true," he muses, "and I know how not to hurt people." Then comes the clincher: "I don't know how to do both at the same time.
It may not be true, but it's accurate." - Sally Field, "Absence of Malice" (1981) Despite this shortcoming and incessant commercial interruptions, "Black. White." provided vital insights into race relations. Co-produced by rapper-actor Ice Cube and experienced documentarian R.J. Cutler, it ranks with "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Roots" as, arguably, the best-ever TV miniseries. And it was addictive to a fare-thee-well. In addition, [Nick] hinted that he "might" be a gangster and made light of being kicked out of high school because he didn't like being told what to do. And despite being jobless, he paid $150 for a wristwatch because, as he lamely explained, "I saw it and I liked it."
LOS ANGELES - Sydney Pollack, the Academy Award-winning director who collaborated with a long list of elite actors on films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," "The Way We Were" and "Absence of Malice," has died. He was 73. Pollack was diagnosed with cancer about nine months ago and died Monday afternoon, surrounded by family, at his home in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, said his publicist, Leslee Dart.
Road to Perdition" (2002) -- I could think of a dozen outstanding movies -- from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" to "Absence of Malice" -- that do justice to Paul Newman's memory. But this one, Newman's last on-screen feature, may be his best film that nobody saw.
Sydney Pollack is no stranger to intrigue. The Oscar-winning director's credits include the suspense classic Three Days of the Condor, along with the thrillers Absence of Malice and The Firm. The Interpreter, a political thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, returns Pollack to familiar territory, although it's not quite a return to form.
A consumer reporting agency could not be liable for defaming a business newsletter in the absence of proof that it acted with actual malice, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a jury verdict for the agency. The plaintiff publishes a business newsletter marketed to career- oriented individuals. It sells subscriptions through direct-mail advertising and telemarketing.
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