Question 1

The Supreme Court ruled that appellate courts may review and overturn a trial court's determination that actual malice is present in:

Accepted Answer

A) Bose v.Consumers Union. 
B) Herbert v.Lando. 
C) Keeton v.Hustler. 
D) Calder v.Jones. 
E) Anderson v.Liberty Lobby. 
A) Bose v.Consumers Union. 
B) Herbert v.Lando. 
C) Keeton v.Hustler. 
D) Calder v.Jones. 
E) Anderson v.Liberty Lobby.

Question 2

A number of states have enacted anti-SLAPP laws.These laws are primarily intended to:

Accepted Answer

A) abolish libel suits by public officials. 
B) abolish libel suits against public officials. 
C) protect those who speak out about public issues from harassment lawsuits. 
D) protect ordinary citizens who are libeled by making it easier for them to sue. 
E) protect public officials who are libeled by making it easier for them to sue. 
A) abolish libel suits by public officials. 
B) abolish libel suits against public officials. 
C) protect those who speak out about public issues from harassment lawsuits. 
D) protect ordinary citizens who are libeled by making it easier for them to sue. 
E) protect public officials who are libeled by making it easier for them to sue.

Question 3

In Noonan v.Staples,the First Circuit called what traditional libel defense into question,based on state law?

Accepted Answer

A) privilege. 
B) truth. 
C) fair comment. 
D) neutral reportage. 
A) privilege. 
B) truth. 
C) fair comment. 
D) neutral reportage.

Question 4

Suppose an editorial in a newspaper charges that all five members of the local city council are incompetent.Under the law in most states,who may successfully sue for libel?

Accepted Answer

A) each council member. 
B) only the mayor. 
C) only the council as a whole. 
D) no one because this is an expression of opinion. 
E) no one because no individual may ever be libeled by criticism of any group,no matter how small. 
A) each council member. 
B) only the mayor. 
C) only the council as a whole. 
D) no one because this is an expression of opinion. 
E) no one because no individual may ever be libeled by criticism of any group,no matter how small.

Question 5

A federal appeals court held in 2002 that a newspaper could not be sued in Virginia for material posted on its website,hosted in another state.The case:

Accepted Answer

A) Young v.New Haven Advocate. 
B) Keeton v.Hustler. 
C) Calder v.Jones. 
D) Herbert v.Lando. 
E) Gertz v.Welch. 
A) Young v.New Haven Advocate. 
B) Keeton v.Hustler. 
C) Calder v.Jones. 
D) Herbert v.Lando. 
E) Gertz v.Welch.

Question 6

In Milkovich v.Lorain Journal,the Supreme Court held that:

Accepted Answer

A) a sports column may be libelous if it contains false facts as well as protected expressions of opinion. 
B) sports columns,editorials and letters to the editor are all exempt from libel lawsuits under the First Amendment. 
C) sports columns are exempt from libel,but letters to the editor are not. 
D) sports columns are not exempt from libel,but letters to the editor are exempt. 
E) Milkovich had nothing to do with a sports column in a newspaper. 
A) a sports column may be libelous if it contains false facts as well as protected expressions of opinion. 
B) sports columns,editorials and letters to the editor are all exempt from libel lawsuits under the First Amendment. 
C) sports columns are exempt from libel,but letters to the editor are not. 
D) sports columns are not exempt from libel,but letters to the editor are exempt. 
E) Milkovich had nothing to do with a sports column in a newspaper.

Question 7

Now suppose a news story falsely reports that all five city council members have accepted bribes and violated campaign finance laws.Under the law in most states,who may successfully sue for libel?

Accepted Answer

A) no one. 
B) each council member. 
C) only the mayor. 
D) only the council as a whole. 
E) the city manager. 
A) no one. 
B) each council member. 
C) only the mayor. 
D) only the council as a whole. 
E) the city manager.

Question 8

Most libel plaintiffs must bear the burden of proving any allegedly defamatory statement to be false;the defendant usually does not have the burden of proving the statement true.This principle was strengthened by a 1986 Supreme Court decision that said all states must place the burden of proof on the plaintiff,at least in cases involving issues of public concern.The case:

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 9

The Ninth Circuit refused to allow a Section 230 defense against a charge of promissory estoppel in which case?

Accepted Answer

A) Hustler Magazine v.Falwell. 
B) Keeton v.Hustler. 
C) Herbert v.Lando. 
D) Hutchinson v.Proxmire. 
E) Barnes v.Yahoo! Inc. 
A) Hustler Magazine v.Falwell. 
B) Keeton v.Hustler. 
C) Herbert v.Lando. 
D) Hutchinson v.Proxmire. 
E) Barnes v.Yahoo! Inc.

Question 10

In the 1974 case of Gertz v.Welch,the Supreme Court authorized the states to:

Accepted Answer

A) exempt private persons from proving actual malice if they could prove at least negligence. 
B) eliminate the actual malice requirement for all but the most prominent elected officials. 
C) redefine everyone except politicians as private persons. 
D) require public officials to prove negligence instead of actual malice. 
E) let public figures sue for libel without proving any fault. 
A) exempt private persons from proving actual malice if they could prove at least negligence. 
B) eliminate the actual malice requirement for all but the most prominent elected officials. 
C) redefine everyone except politicians as private persons. 
D) require public officials to prove negligence instead of actual malice. 
E) let public figures sue for libel without proving any fault.

Question 11

Which of the following may not sue for libel in most states?

Accepted Answer

A) corporations. 
B) private individuals. 
C) government agencies. 
D) public officials. 
E) public figures. 
A) corporations. 
B) private individuals. 
C) government agencies. 
D) public officials. 
E) public figures.

The Supreme Court ruled that appellate courts may review and overturn a trial court's determination that actual malice is present in:

A number of states have enacted anti-SLAPP laws.These laws are primarily intended to:

In Noonan v.Staples,the First Circuit called what traditional libel defense into question,based on state law?

Suppose an editorial in a newspaper charges that all five members of the local city council are incompetent.Under the law in most states,who may successfully sue for libel?

A federal appeals court held in 2002 that a newspaper could not be sued in Virginia for material posted on its website,hosted in another state.The case:

In Milkovich v.Lorain Journal,the Supreme Court held that:

Now suppose a news story falsely reports that all five city council members have accepted bribes and violated campaign finance laws.Under the law in most states,who may successfully sue for libel?

The Ninth Circuit refused to allow a Section 230 defense against a charge of promissory estoppel in which case?

In the 1974 case of Gertz v.Welch,the Supreme Court authorized the states to:

Which of the following may not sue for libel in most states?

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

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Exam 4: Libel and Slander

The Supreme Court ruled that appellate courts may review and overturn a trial court's determination that actual malice is present in:

A number of states have enacted anti-SLAPP laws.These laws are primarily intended to:

In Noonan v.Staples,the First Circuit called what traditional libel defense into question,based on state law?

Suppose an editorial in a newspaper charges that all five members of the local city council are incompetent.Under the law in most states,who may successfully sue for libel?

A federal appeals court held in 2002 that a newspaper could not be sued in Virginia for material posted on its website,hosted in another state.The case:

In Milkovich v.Lorain Journal,the Supreme Court held that:

Now suppose a news story falsely reports that all five city council members have accepted bribes and violated campaign finance laws.Under the law in most states,who may successfully sue for libel?

The Ninth Circuit refused to allow a Section 230 defense against a charge of promissory estoppel in which case?

In the 1974 case of Gertz v.Welch,the Supreme Court authorized the states to:

Which of the following may not sue for libel in most states?

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