Question 1

The common law defenses in libel actions include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) truth. 
B) malicious intent. 
C) privilege. 
D) fair comment. 
A) truth. 
B) malicious intent. 
C) privilege. 
D) fair comment. B

Question 2

In what case(s)did the "caustic personality" defense save a defendant from a libel judgment?

Accepted Answer

A) Jones v.Dirty World Entm't Recordings. 
B) Burke v.Gregg. 
C) Gardner v.Martino. 
D) Both B and C. 
E) A,B,and C. 
A) Jones v.Dirty World Entm't Recordings. 
B) Burke v.Gregg. 
C) Gardner v.Martino. 
D) Both B and C. 
E) A,B,and C. D

Question 3

What is "defamation by implication?"

Accepted Answer

A) Misspelling a person's name in a story. 
B) Juxtaposing facts in such a way as to suggest a defamatory connection . 
C) Defaming someone's family member. 
D) Acting in a negligent manner. 
E) None of these. 
A) Misspelling a person's name in a story. 
B) Juxtaposing facts in such a way as to suggest a defamatory connection . 
C) Defaming someone's family member. 
D) Acting in a negligent manner. 
E) None of these. B

Question 4

In 1986 the Supreme Court said public figures who sue for libel should have their cases dismissed on summary judgment (that is,without a trial)unless they can show actual malice by clear and convincing proof.The court so ruled in the case of:

Accepted Answer

A) Keeton v.Hustler. 
B) Bose v.Consumers Union. 
C) Philadelphia Newspapers v.Hepps. 
D) Anderson v.Liberty Lobby. 
E) Dun & Bradstreet v.Greenmoss Builders. 
A) Keeton v.Hustler. 
B) Bose v.Consumers Union. 
C) Philadelphia Newspapers v.Hepps. 
D) Anderson v.Liberty Lobby. 
E) Dun & Bradstreet v.Greenmoss Builders.

Question 5

The Supreme Court has held that a public figure who sues for intentional infliction of emotional distress must prove actual malice on the part of a media defendant,just as he/she would in a libel case.The Supreme Court announced this principle in:

Accepted Answer

A) Hustler Magazine v.Falwell. 
B) Keeton v.Hustler. 
C) Herbert v.Lando. 
D) Hutchinson v.Proxmire. 
E) Milkovich v.Lorain Journal. 
A) Hustler Magazine v.Falwell. 
B) Keeton v.Hustler. 
C) Herbert v.Lando. 
D) Hutchinson v.Proxmire. 
E) Milkovich v.Lorain Journal.

Question 6

Mass communicators may be forced to defend libel cases in courtrooms thousands of miles from where they live and work,according to the Supreme Court's decision in:

Accepted Answer

A) Calder v.Jones. 
B) Bindrim v.Mitchell. 
C) Braun v.Chronicle Publishing Co. . 
D) Herbert v.Lando. 
E) Gertz v.Welch. 
A) Calder v.Jones. 
B) Bindrim v.Mitchell. 
C) Braun v.Chronicle Publishing Co. . 
D) Herbert v.Lando. 
E) Gertz v.Welch.

Question 7

Since public figures must prove actual malice,it is only fair to let them inquire into the thought processes and attitudes of journalists who produce an allegedly libelous story.The Supreme Court announced this principle in:

Accepted Answer

A) Calder v.Jones. 
B) Keeton v.Hustler. 
C) Herbert v.Lando. 
D) Hutchinson v.Proxmire. 
E) Milkovich v.Lorain Journal. 
A) Calder v.Jones. 
B) Keeton v.Hustler. 
C) Herbert v.Lando. 
D) Hutchinson v.Proxmire. 
E) Milkovich v.Lorain Journal.

Question 8

Appellate courts have generally held that _______ bars claims against social networking sites like MySpace for sexual assaults that occur between individuals who met on those sites.

Accepted Answer

A) neutral reportage. 
B) truth. 
C) Section 230. 
D) long-arm jurisdiction. 
E) summary judgment. 
A) neutral reportage. 
B) truth. 
C) Section 230. 
D) long-arm jurisdiction. 
E) summary judgment.

Question 9

In what case did the courts first refuse to extend Section 230 protection to a blog site because of its encouragement of offensive posts,and then overturn the ruling so as to extend the protection?

Accepted Answer

A) Barnes v.Yahoo! Inc. . 
B) Fustolo v.Hollander. 
C) Jones v.Dirty World Entm't Recordings. 
D) Blockowicz v.Williams. 
E) Hutchinson v.Proxmire. 
A) Barnes v.Yahoo! Inc. . 
B) Fustolo v.Hollander. 
C) Jones v.Dirty World Entm't Recordings. 
D) Blockowicz v.Williams. 
E) Hutchinson v.Proxmire.

Question 10

The landmark New York Times v.Sullivan decision established a new requirement that public officials who sue for libel must prove actual malice.As defined in this case,actual malice means:

Accepted Answer

A) ill will or evil intentions. 
B) publishing a falsehood with evil intentions. 
C) publishing a falsehood with knowledge or with negligence. 
D) publishing a falsehood with knowledge or with reckless disregard for the truth. 
E) publishing anything that isn't true. 
A) ill will or evil intentions. 
B) publishing a falsehood with evil intentions. 
C) publishing a falsehood with knowledge or with negligence. 
D) publishing a falsehood with knowledge or with reckless disregard for the truth. 
E) publishing anything that isn't true.

Question 11

"Trash talk," like calling someone a whore or a skank,is still considered to be libelous online,said a state court in the case:

Accepted Answer

A) Barnes v.Yahoo! Inc. . 
B) Fustolo v.Hollander. 
C) Cohen v.Google. 
D) Howell v.Enterprise Publishing Co. . 
E) Hutchinson v.Proxmire. 
A) Barnes v.Yahoo! Inc. . 
B) Fustolo v.Hollander. 
C) Cohen v.Google. 
D) Howell v.Enterprise Publishing Co. . 
E) Hutchinson v.Proxmire.

Question 12

In the 1991 case of Masson v.New Yorker Magazine,the Supreme Court ruled that:

Accepted Answer

A) all plaintiffs must prove actual malice in libel cases. 
B) actual malice must be proven in "emotional distress" cases as well as libel cases. 
C) journalists may make minor changes in quotations without committing a libel. 
D) most libel cases should be dismissed on summary judgment. 
E) all of these. 
A) all plaintiffs must prove actual malice in libel cases. 
B) actual malice must be proven in "emotional distress" cases as well as libel cases. 
C) journalists may make minor changes in quotations without committing a libel. 
D) most libel cases should be dismissed on summary judgment. 
E) all of these.

Question 13

Some well-known people are treated as private persons (as opposed to public figures)in libel lawsuits today.This practice was encouraged by several Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s,including:

Accepted Answer

A) Megarry v.Norton and Time v.Hill. 
B) Time v.Hill and Time v.Firestone. 
C) Herbert v.Lando and Time v.Firestone. 
D) Hutchinson v.Proxmire and Time v.Firestone. 
E) Curtis v.Butts and Calder v.Jones. 
A) Megarry v.Norton and Time v.Hill. 
B) Time v.Hill and Time v.Firestone. 
C) Herbert v.Lando and Time v.Firestone. 
D) Hutchinson v.Proxmire and Time v.Firestone. 
E) Curtis v.Butts and Calder v.Jones.

Question 14

Who may be sued for libel when a libelous letter to the editor is published in a newspaper?

Accepted Answer

A) the editor. 
B) the publisher. 
C) the author of the letter. 
D) the corporate owner of the newspaper. 
E) all of these. 
A) the editor. 
B) the publisher. 
C) the author of the letter. 
D) the corporate owner of the newspaper. 
E) all of these.

Question 15

In Seaton v.TripAdvisor,LLC,the appellate court said that TripAdvisor's list of the "dirtiest hotels" was not defamatory to one of the hotels on the list because:

Accepted Answer

A) TripAdvisor was clear about the source of the information (its users). 
B) the list was full of hyperbolic language. 
C) the list was not meant to be factual. 
D) Both A and B. 
E) A,B and C. 
A) TripAdvisor was clear about the source of the information (its users). 
B) the list was full of hyperbolic language. 
C) the list was not meant to be factual. 
D) Both A and B. 
E) A,B and C.

Question 16

Former Agricultural Department employee Shirley Sherrod sued conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart because he:

Accepted Answer

A) posted libelous comments about her on his website. 
B) edited a video clip of her in such a way as to defame her. 
C) physically assaulted her. 
D) plagiarized a speech she had given. 
E) stalked her. 
A) posted libelous comments about her on his website. 
B) edited a video clip of her in such a way as to defame her. 
C) physically assaulted her. 
D) plagiarized a speech she had given. 
E) stalked her.

Question 17

How did Dun & Bradstreet v.Greenmoss Builders affect the actual malice rule?

Accepted Answer

A) it didn't affect it. 
B) it exempted public figures from the actual malice requirement. 
C) it exempted private persons from the actual malice requirement. 
D) it excluded libel cases involving purely private matters (rather than issues of public concern)from the actual malice requirement. 
E) it abolished the actual malice requirement. 
A) it didn't affect it. 
B) it exempted public figures from the actual malice requirement. 
C) it exempted private persons from the actual malice requirement. 
D) it excluded libel cases involving purely private matters (rather than issues of public concern)from the actual malice requirement. 
E) it abolished the actual malice requirement.

Question 18

The Supreme Court extended the actual malice rule to public figures as well as public officials for the first time in:

Accepted Answer

A) Gertz v.Welch. 
B) Herbert v.Lando. 
C) Rosenbloom v.Metromedia. 
D) Time v.Hill. 
E) Curtis Publishing v.Butts. 
A) Gertz v.Welch. 
B) Herbert v.Lando. 
C) Rosenbloom v.Metromedia. 
D) Time v.Hill. 
E) Curtis Publishing v.Butts.

Question 19

In lawsuits involving public issues that are covered by the mass media,the elements of libel now include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) defamation. 
B) dissemination. 
C) identification. 
D) some kind of fault. 
E) absence of malice. 
A) defamation. 
B) dissemination. 
C) identification. 
D) some kind of fault. 
E) absence of malice.

Question 20

The SPEECH Act (Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage)is a protection against:

Accepted Answer

A) foreign libel judgments that would have failed under U.S.libel rules. 
B) allegations of actual malice by foreign governments. 
C) invasions of privacy by foreign governments. 
D) damages awarded by foreign governments. 
E) all of the above. 
A) foreign libel judgments that would have failed under U.S.libel rules. 
B) allegations of actual malice by foreign governments. 
C) invasions of privacy by foreign governments. 
D) damages awarded by foreign governments. 
E) all of the above.

The common law defenses in libel actions include all of the following except:

In what case(s)did the "caustic personality" defense save a defendant from a libel judgment?

What is "defamation by implication?"

In 1986 the Supreme Court said public figures who sue for libel should have their cases dismissed on summary judgment (that is,without a trial)unless they can show actual malice by clear and convincing proof.The court so ruled in the case of:

The Supreme Court has held that a public figure who sues for intentional infliction of emotional distress must prove actual malice on the part of a media defendant,just as he/she would in a libel case.The Supreme Court announced this principle in:

Mass communicators may be forced to defend libel cases in courtrooms thousands of miles from where they live and work,according to the Supreme Court's decision in:

Since public figures must prove actual malice,it is only fair to let them inquire into the thought processes and attitudes of journalists who produce an allegedly libelous story.The Supreme Court announced this principle in:

Appellate courts have generally held that _______ bars claims against social networking sites like MySpace for sexual assaults that occur between individuals who met on those sites.

In what case did the courts first refuse to extend Section 230 protection to a blog site because of its encouragement of offensive posts,and then overturn the ruling so as to extend the protection?

The landmark New York Times v.Sullivan decision established a new requirement that public officials who sue for libel must prove actual malice.As defined in this case,actual malice means:

"Trash talk," like calling someone a whore or a skank,is still considered to be libelous online,said a state court in the case:

In the 1991 case of Masson v.New Yorker Magazine,the Supreme Court ruled that:

Some well-known people are treated as private persons (as opposed to public figures)in libel lawsuits today.This practice was encouraged by several Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s,including:

Who may be sued for libel when a libelous letter to the editor is published in a newspaper?

In Seaton v.TripAdvisor,LLC,the appellate court said that TripAdvisor's list of the "dirtiest hotels" was not defamatory to one of the hotels on the list because:

Former Agricultural Department employee Shirley Sherrod sued conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart because he:

How did Dun & Bradstreet v.Greenmoss Builders affect the actual malice rule?

The Supreme Court extended the actual malice rule to public figures as well as public officials for the first time in:

In lawsuits involving public issues that are covered by the mass media,the elements of libel now include all of the following except:

The SPEECH Act (Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage)is a protection against:

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

The Right of Privacy

Copyrights and Trademarks

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Newsgatherers Privilege

Freedom of Information

Obscenity and the Law

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters

Exam 4: Libel and Slander

The common law defenses in libel actions include all of the following except:

In what case(s)did the "caustic personality" defense save a defendant from a libel judgment?

What is "defamation by implication?"

In 1986 the Supreme Court said public figures who sue for libel should have their cases dismissed on summary judgment (that is,without a trial)unless they can show actual malice by clear and convincing proof.The court so ruled in the case of:

The Supreme Court has held that a public figure who sues for intentional infliction of emotional distress must prove actual malice on the part of a media defendant,just as he/she would in a libel case.The Supreme Court announced this principle in:

Mass communicators may be forced to defend libel cases in courtrooms thousands of miles from where they live and work,according to the Supreme Court's decision in:

Since public figures must prove actual malice,it is only fair to let them inquire into the thought processes and attitudes of journalists who produce an allegedly libelous story.The Supreme Court announced this principle in:

Appellate courts have generally held that _______ bars claims against social networking sites like MySpace for sexual assaults that occur between individuals who met on those sites.

In what case did the courts first refuse to extend Section 230 protection to a blog site because of its encouragement of offensive posts,and then overturn the ruling so as to extend the protection?

The landmark New York Times v.Sullivan decision established a new requirement that public officials who sue for libel must prove actual malice.As defined in this case,actual malice means:

"Trash talk," like calling someone a whore or a skank,is still considered to be libelous online,said a state court in the case:

In the 1991 case of Masson v.New Yorker Magazine,the Supreme Court ruled that:

Some well-known people are treated as private persons (as opposed to public figures)in libel lawsuits today.This practice was encouraged by several Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s,including:

Who may be sued for libel when a libelous letter to the editor is published in a newspaper?

In Seaton v.TripAdvisor,LLC,the appellate court said that TripAdvisor's list of the "dirtiest hotels" was not defamatory to one of the hotels on the list because:

Former Agricultural Department employee Shirley Sherrod sued conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart because he:

How did Dun & Bradstreet v.Greenmoss Builders affect the actual malice rule?

The Supreme Court extended the actual malice rule to public figures as well as public officials for the first time in:

In lawsuits involving public issues that are covered by the mass media,the elements of libel now include all of the following except:

The SPEECH Act (Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage)is a protection against:

The American Legal System

The Legacy of Freedom

Modern Prior Restraints

The Right of Privacy

Copyrights and Trademarks

Fair Trial-Free Press Conflicts

Newsgatherers Privilege

Freedom of Information

Obscenity and the Law

Regulation of Electronic Media

Media Ownership Issues

Advertising and the Law

Freedom of the Student Press

Filters