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fair reporting privilege in Illinois

11 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 1990–2024 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Catalano v. Pechousgreen
ill · 1980 · cited in 3 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2002–2012
2 sentences

2012This section was adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court in Catalano v. Pechous, 83 Ill. 2d 146, 167-68 (1980).

2002This section of the Restatement was adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court in Catalano v. Pechous, 83 Ill. 2d 146, 167-68 , 419 N.E.2d 350, 360-61 (1980).

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Gist v. MacOn County Sheriff's Departmentgreen
illappct · 1996 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2001–2001
2 sentences

2001See Gist , 284 Ill.

2001See Gist, 284 Ill.

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Solaia Technology, LLC v. Specialty Publishing Co.green
ill · 2006 · cited in 2 Illinois opinions naming this issue, 2020–2024
2 sentences

2024Id. at 585 . ¶ 17 In this case, the Law Bulletin argued that both the Article Snippet and the Article are nonactionable under the fair reporting privilege.

2024We agree. ¶ 18 As noted by the supreme court in Solaia Technology, LLC ( 221 Ill. 2d at 585 ), “Section 611 of the second Restatement of Torts provides: ‘The publication of defamatory matter concerning another in a report of an official action or proceeding or of a meeting open to the public that deals with a matter of public concern is privileged if the report is accurate and complete or a fair abridgement of the occurrence reported.’ Restatement (Second) of Torts § 611 (1977).” The fair reporting privilege overcomes allegations of either common law or actual malice.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (6)

CaseCitedYears
Missner v. Clifford green
illappct · 2009
2 sentences

2021Missner, 393 Ill.

2020Missner, 393 Ill.

22020–2021
Hurst v. Capital Cities Media, Inc. green
illappct · 2001
2 sentences

2002Hurst v. Capital Cities Media, Inc., 323 Ill.

2002Hurst v. Capital Cities Media, Inc. , 323 Ill.

22002–2002
Kuwik v. Starmark Star Marketing & Administration, Inc. green
ill · 1993
2 sentences

1998Kuwik v. Starmark Star Marketing and Administration, Inc. , 156 Ill. 2d 16, 27 , 619 N.E.2d 129 (1993).

1998Kuwik v. Starmark Star Marketing and Administration, Inc. , 156 Ill. 2d 16, 27 , 619 N.E.2d 129 (1993).

21998–1998
O'DONNELL v. Field Enterprises, Inc. green
illappct · 1986
2 sentences

1990Plaintiff claims that Life Printing and Iaccino are not protected under the fair reporting privilege because the article creates a false connection between her arrest for hitchhiking and the crackdown on prostitution. “[T]here is a special privilege that protects the news media from libel actions when it publishes information obtained from governmental and public proceedings that deal with matters of public concern.” (O’Donnell v. Field Enterprises, Inc. (1986), 145 Ill.

1990App. 3d 1032, 1035 , 491 N.E.2d 1212, 1214 ; Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn (1975), 420 U.S. 469, 495-96 , 43 L.

11990–1990
Berkos v. National Broadcasting Co. green
illappct · 1987
1 sentence

1990Plaintiff cites Berkos v. National Broadcasting Co. (1987), 161 Ill.

11990–1990
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn green
scotus · 1975
2 sentences

1990App. 3d 1032, 1035 , 491 N.E.2d 1212, 1214 ; Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn (1975), 420 U.S. 469, 495-96 , 43 L.

1990App. 3d 1032, 1035 , 491 N.E.2d 1212, 1214 ; Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn (1975), 420 U.S. 469, 495-96 , 43 L.

11990–1990

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IL § 735 ILCS 5/2-619 (6) IL § 735 ILCS 5/2-615 (4) IL § 735 ILCS 5/13-217 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

IL 11 (1990–2024) CA 9 (2012–2021) WA 8 (2002–2026) MI 8 (1995–2023) NY 8 (2016–2024) MD 5 (1992–2012) CT 3 (2004–2024) MA 3 (2003–2011) DE 2 (2000–2025) NJ 2 (1995–2010)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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