| Docket # | SJC-09782 |
| Date | February 8, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, JJ.
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| Summary | Libel and slander. Constitutional law, Libel and slander, Freedom of speech and press. Judge. Malice. Damages, Libel. Evidence, State of mind. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Charles R. Johnson |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Boston Herald, Inc.: Bruce W. Sanford, Bruce D. Brown, Jeffrey P. Hermes |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Murphy: Michael Avery, Howard M. Cooper |
| Amici Curiae | Associated Press, Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association, Newspaper Association of America, New England Newspaper Association, Reporters Committee for Freedon, Society of Professional Journalists, ABC, Inc., CBS Corporation, Community Newspapers, Enterprise Newsmedia, Republican Company, Ottaway Newspapers, Dow Jones & Company, E.W. Scripps Company, Washington Post |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
