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LAWRENCE v. BAUER PUB. & PRINT. LTD.

89 N.J. 451 (1982)

446 A.2d 469

ALONZO W. LAWRENCE AND JAMES SIMPSON, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. BAUER PUBLISHING & PRINTING LTD., A CORPORATION, KURT CHRISTOPHER BAUER, JEFFREY LANCE BAUER AND PATSY BONTEMPO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Roger Conant argued the cause for appellants (Conant & McCreedy, attorneys).

Thomas J. Cafferty argued the cause for amici curiae New Jersey Press Association and The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (Seiffert, Frisch, McGimpsey & Cafferty, attorneys; Thomas J. Cafferty and A.F. McGimpsey, on the brief).

Paul R. Williams, Jr., argued the cause for respondents.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.

This litigation results from the publication in the Rahway News-Record of two articles on the topic of a petition drive in the City of Rahway. Plaintiffs seek damages based on the alleged defamatory nature of both articles. Defendants, the newspaper's publisher, editor and a reporter, assert the defense of truth and the qualified First Amendment privilege protecting newspapers from liability for defamatory statements...

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