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"A true story could cost newspaper $18-million; The high court mulls a 'false light' ruling"

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"A true story could cost newspaper $18-million; The high court mulls a 'false light' ruling": The St. Petersburg Times today contains an article that begins, "Florida's free press could be paralyzed if the courts affirm an $18-million judgment against the Pensacola News Journal for publishing a true story about a man who shot and killed his wife while a divorce was pending. That was the claim from Robert C. Bernius, a Washington lawyer arguing Thursday before the Florida Supreme Court for the newspaper in a case with important consequences for Florida journalism."

And The Tallahassee Democrat reports today that "'False light' cases get day in court; Justices weigh merit of lawsuits against media."

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Florida heard oral argument in the cases captioned Jews for Jesus, Inc. v. Edith Rapp and Joe Anderson, Jr. v. Gannett Co., Inc.

In the Jews for Jesus case, you can access the briefs via this link. And you can view the oral argument online using either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player.

In the Anderson case, you can access the briefs via this link. And you can view the oral argument online using either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player.

Full post as published by How Appealing on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).