Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects Internet service providers from libel claims, although the protection is not absolute.
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False
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Rhetorical hyperbole as a libel defense is based on the idea that no reasonable person would take the material in question seriously, and therefore that material did not damage anyone’s reputation.
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True
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Private individual plaintiffs suing for intentional infliction of emotional distress do not have to prove actual malice on the defendant’s part.
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True
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Sam falsely published that Joan robbed a bank. In some states, Joan may sue for infliction of emotional distress as well as for defamation.
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True
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Many courts use a four-part test in assessing the constitutional libel defense of opinion.
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True
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Journalists reporting on government affairs typically have an absolute privilege.
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False
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In effect, the purpose of SLAPP lawsuits is to silence critics.
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True
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One of the most basic and ironclad of all libel defenses is ______.
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Truth
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The “fair comment” defense to a libel suit is based on ______.
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The common law
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Channel 3 airs a story that it received from the Associated Press, a wire service. The story says Sally, the president of Acme Biscuit Company, was arrested for bank robbery. The story was false. Sally sues Channel 3 for libel. Sally will likely ______.
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Lose her suit against Channel 3 because Channel 3 reasonably relied on Associated Press
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A witness testifying in a murder trial has ______.
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An absolute privilege
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The qualified privilege defense in a libel suit ______.
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Can be lost if the story is not fair and accurate
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The libel defense of “neutral reportage” ______.
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Is accepted by only a few courts
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Which of the following factors do many courts consider in determining whether a defamatory story is protected by the opinion defense?
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The specific context in which the story was published
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A newspaper reporting on a U.S. senator making a speech on the senate floor has ______.
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A fair report privilege
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The “opinion” defense to a libel suit is based on ______.
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The First Amendment
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SLAPP stands for _______ .
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Strategic lawsuit against public participation
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Single-publication rule is a rule that limits libel victims to only one cause of action even with republicans.
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True
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Retraction statutes are meant to discourage the punishment of any good-faith effort of admitting a mistake.
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True
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Neutral reportage provides First Amendment protection for reporting of an accusation made by a _______ .
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Both a & b
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A plaintiff whose reputation is deemed to be so damaged that additional false statements of and concerning him or her cannot cause further harm is known as ______ .
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Libel-proof plaintiff
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are general rules that govern all civil proceedings in the ______ .
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U.S. district courts
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Fair report privilege is a privilege for _______ on the content of official records and proceedings. Sometimes called “conditional privilege.”
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Both a & b
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A privilege for accurate and fair reports on the content of official records and proceedings is known as ______ .
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Both a & b
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Which of the correct statements about Anti-SLAPP laws ?
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State laws meant to provide a remedy for a SLAPP. Plaintiffs have the burden to show that they will prevail in the lawsuit
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Absolute privilege is a _______ from liability for defamation because the statement was made within the performance of official government duties.
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Complete exemption
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