‘LaPolitics’: Media defamation case could have broad implications

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Media law experts expressed surprise when a Louisiana Supreme Court justice won a defamation case against the state’s largest daily newspaper. An attorney for Justice Jeff Hughes says the verdict falls well within established norms. But if allowed to stand, it might have an impact on how Louisiana outlets cover public officials. “It’s bound to

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