Public officials must show that the defendant acted with malice or ill will before being able to recover for defamation.
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Q20: If the value of a plaintiff's name
Q21: The literary context in which a statement
Q22: A statement will not be considered defamatory
Q23: Today the defendant bears the burden, for
Q25: A defendant cannot be strictly liable for
Q26: A public official is one who has
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Q29: A person who repeats a defamatory statement
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