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· 6/23/2005

Pope v. MOTEL 6

Citations

  • 114 P.3d 277
  • 121 Nev. 307
  • 121 Nev. Adv. Rep. 31
  • 2005 Nev. LEXIS 33
  • 86 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,983
  • 96 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 154

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that actual malice may be “proven by demonstrating that a statement is published ... with reckless disregard for its veracity”
  • holding that “[a] defamation claim requires demonstrating . . . a false and defamatory statement of fact by the defendant concerning the plaintiff”
  • holding that qualified immunity applies to statements to the police about suspected criminal activity, and the plaintiff must demonstrate that the statements were false SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 (0
  • noting that to ignore the plain meaning of a statute \would be an impermissible judicial excursion into the legislature's domain\
  • noting that to ignore the plain meaning of a statute “would be an impermissible judicial excursion into the legislature’s domain”
  • noting that the Nevada 22 Supreme Court has “looked to the federal courts for guidance” when analyzing cases brought under Nevada’s anti-discrimination statutes

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Judges: Rose, Gibbons and Hardesty

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