The plaintiff, admittedly a private individual, was engaged in conduct that fell within our criminal justice system and the disposition of the charge against her was a matter of public concern

—film of plaintiff in handcuffs accompanied by audio description of plaintiff and others as "robbers," but not actionable because no "actual malice

There are, in addition, cases in which a photograph serves a dual function of identifying the plaintiff and itself implying a defamatory assertion given the context in which it appears.

"Malice" does not necessarily require personal aversion or hatred; an act is deemed in law to be malicious when it is done with knowledge of the plaintiff's rights and with the intention of interfering with those rights

On the basis of the specific allegations of fact concerning defendant Newfield's awareness of the lack of support for his charge of corruption, I do not believe that it would be proper to conclude at this stage that plaintiff could not, as the law requires, establish with clear and convincing evidence that defendant Newfield's statement was made with knowledge of falsity or …

[BOOK] In re Chmura (After Remand), 464 MICH 58 (2001): Certification of the Record …

[CITATION] Law of defamation

[BOOK] Sack on defamation