Mass communicators may be forced to defend libel cases in courtrooms thousands of miles from where they live and work,according to the Supreme Court's decision in:
A)Calder v.Jones.
B)Bindrim v.Mitchell.
C)Braun v.Chronicle Publishing Co. .
D)Herbert v.Lando.
E)Gertz v.Welch.

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The Supreme Court's decision in Calder v. Jones established the "effects test" for determining whether a court has jurisdiction over a libel case brought by a plaintiff who lives and works in a different state from where the defamatory statements were made. Under this test, a court can assert jurisdiction if the defendant's actions (such as the publication of defamatory statements) were intentional and caused harm that was felt in the plaintiff's home state. This means that mass communicators can be sued for libel in any state where their defamatory statements are published and cause harm, even if they do not have a physical presence in that state.

Mass Communicators May Be Forced to Defend Libel Cases in Courtrooms