Actual malice
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actual-malice-166-16317249
title:
Actual malice
text:
In United States defamation law, actual malice is a legal requirement imposed upon public officials or public figures when they file suit for libel. Compared to other individuals who are less well known to the general public, public officials and public figures are held to a higher standard for what they must prove before they may succeed in a defamation lawsuit.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
US legal requirement for defamation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actual_malice
date created:
2003-09-29T09:56:54Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T01:15:23Z
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