In an article about a prominent judge, a newspaper indicates that the judge had organized crime connections. The judge sues. The judge will have a cause of action:
A) if the suit is for defamation and the newspaper responsibly checked its sources.
B) if the suit is a suit for intrusion.
C) whether or not the newspaper checked its sources as long as the information printed is ultimately found to be untrue.
D) if the statement, which was untrue, was made with malice.

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For a public figure like a judge to succeed in a defamation lawsuit, they must prove that the false statement was made with actual malice, meaning it was made with knowledge of its falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth.

In an Article About a Prominent Judge, a Newspaper Indicates