Martin v. Hearst Corp.

Case Law
Country
Country Location

Latitude: 39.778231903243785

Longitude: -100.8801256788983

Country Location (linked Case Law)
United States
Decision Date
Jan 28, 2015
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Dismissed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Access Restriction/Content Regulation/Information Control
  • Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
Keywords
  • Defamation
  • Freedom of Press
  • Libel
Judicial Body
Appellate Court
Case Number
777 F.3d 546
Case Summary

Connecticut’s Criminal Records Erasure Statute (Erasure Statute) does not render historically accurate news accounts of an arrest tortious or defamatory on the grounds that the charges were later nolled and the record of the arrest was erased.

The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.

Source URL
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression