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Abstract
The right to reputation, at least as far as written defamation is concerned, is recognized as an absolute right, to be invaded at peril. Yet it often becomes necessary in the course of judicial proceedings to consider the character and acts of individuals and to make them the subject of inquiry or comment. On such an occasion the demands of society compel a surrender of the interests of the citizen and require an immunity from prosecution for what would otherwise constitute an actionable wrong.
Recommended Citation
LIBEL - DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS IN APPELLATE BRIEF - PUBLICATION OF EXCERPTS BY LEGAL SCHOLAR AS PRIVILEGED,
31
Mich. L. Rev.
255
(1932).
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