In short, you do not dodge liability for defamation by attributing beliefs to your sources or by clarifying you don’t know whether an accusation is true.
This is very wrong if actual malice is the standard. Your own case law says as much too.
I considered going into actual malice and think Harte-Hanks is a close enough parallel to have a lot of worthwhile things to say on that front, but I thought it was important to establish those two points given Oliver’s comment on the matter.
This is very wrong if actual malice is the standard. Your own case law says as much too.
I considered going into actual malice and think Harte-Hanks is a close enough parallel to have a lot of worthwhile things to say on that front, but I thought it was important to establish those two points given Oliver’s comment on the matter.