Moreno v. Crookston Times Printing Co.

How courts have described this case

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• defining \actual malice\ and noting that \it is important to distinguish between 'actual malice' and 'common law malice' \
• contrasting actual malice-a \knowing or reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of a statement\-with common law malice-\ill will or improper motive for the publication of defamatory statements\
• extending fair-report privilege beyond judicial proceedings to reach republishing statements made during city council meetings
• defining “actual malice” and noting that “it is important to distinguish between ‘actual malice’ and ‘common law malice’”
• reasoning private figure plaintiff must prove negligence to defeat section 611 privilege
• “Minnesota law has generally required that in defamation suits, the defamatory matter be set out verbatim.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).