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Politics
Eugene Volokh

Libel by Implication: When Is Half the Truth a Falsehood?

The Alexis Wilkins' (FBI Director's Girlfriend's) Libel by Implication Suit Can Go Forward post reminded me of one of my favorite cases, Memphis Pub. Co. v. Nichols (Tenn. 1978). The Memphis Press-Scimitar (what a great newspaper name) published the following article that mentioned Mrs. Ruth Ann Nichols:

Please think briefly about the story, and then click on the MORE link below to learn what the court decided.

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