MBE® Flashcard

WHAT ARE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE REGULATION OF DEFAMATORY SPEECH FOR A PRIVATE PERSON ON A MATTER OF PUBLIC CONCERN?

 

 

When the plaintiff is a private person and the statement concerns a matter of public concern, the plaintiff need not prove actual malice but must prove negligence about the truth or falsity of the statement.

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