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February 9, 2010

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Privilege Protects Fair, Accurate Reports of Official Town Actions

The fair report privilege shields from defamation liability a newspaper publisher's coverage of disciplinary proceedings, which culminated in the termination of an Abington, Mass., town official for having inappropriate images on his computer, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held Jan. 7 (Howell v. Enterprise Publishing Co., Mass., No. SJC-10359, 1/7/10). From Media Law Reporter, Publication date January 26, 2010

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