Libel Cases

Richard Jewell v. NBC, and other Richard Jewell cases

Significance: These cases involved a private citizen whose name was released by the press as the FBI’s main suspect in a bombing, although he had not been formally charged. There are laws prohibiting the release of suspects’ names before they are charged. Also, with the exception of Jewell v. New York Post, these cases provide …

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