Political Law, 2012 Bar — Question 96

MULTIPLE CHOICE

No liability can attach to a false, defamatory statement if it relates to official conduct, unless the public official concerned proves that the statement was with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not. This is known as what rule? (A) Libel malice rule. (B) Actual malice rule. (C) Malice in fact rule. (D) Legal malice rule.

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