"Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" / Convicted Murderer Caleb McGillvary Loses Defamation Case Against Rolling Stone
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Framing stability depends on whether McGillvary appeals to higher courts or if broader media liability standards shift; appellate reversals could alter the legal precedent this opinion represents.
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From yesterday's opinion in McGillvary v. Rolling Stone, LLC, by Judges Richard Wesley, Richard Sullivan, and Steven Menashi: McGillvary alleges… The post "Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" / Convicted Murderer Caleb McGillvary Loses Defamation Case Against <i>Rolling Stone</i> appeared first on Reason.com.
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