Defamation and the Standard of Proof in Motions for Summary Judgment : Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Discusses the Supreme Court ruling in Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. that its earlier decisions holding that a public figure defamation plaintiff must prove the defendant acted with actual malice in publishing the defamatory statement also apply to motions for summary judgement.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1986.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Actions and defenses. Libel and slander. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses the Supreme Court ruling in Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. that its earlier decisions holding that a public figure defamation plaintiff must prove the defendant acted with actual malice in publishing the defamatory statement also apply to motions for summary judgement.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.