§ 609.765

Minnesota Statutes
Source: 2025 Minnesota Statutes. For the official text, see revisor.mn.gov.

Citing Cases (6)

Minnesota Supreme Court

State v. Crawley · 2012 1 citation [Dissent]

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Moreno v. Crookston Times Printing Co. · 2000 5 citations

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Minnesota Court of Appeals

Larson v. Gannett Co. · 2018 5 citations

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State of Minnesota v. Timothy Robert Turner · 2015 9 citations

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Moreno v. Crookston Times Printing Co. · 1999 1 citation

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U.S. District Court, D. Minnesota

Hurley v. Northwest Publications, Inc. · 1967 2 citations

The defendant cites a number of cases from other jurisdictions apparently holding contrary to Nixon; Lybrand v. State Co., 179 S.C. 208, 184 S.E. 580, 104 A.L.R. 1118 (1936); Paducah Newspapers v. Bratcher, 274 Ky. 220, 118 S.W.2d 178 (1938); Campbell v. New York Evening Post, 245 N.Y. 320, 157 N.E. 153, 52 A.L.R. 1432 (1927). The defendant urges that the more enlightened, modern view is contrary to Nixon, a 1907 case, and that no Minnesota case has passed upon the question since. However, the Advisory Committee Comment following the section on criminal defamation, Minnesota Criminal Code, 1963, Minn. Stat. § 609.765, says with respect to Subd. 3(4) therein (superseding Minn. Stat. § 619.55), which holds a violation of the Act justifiable if * * “The communication consists of a fair and true report or a fair summary of any judicial, legislative or other public or official proceedings;” that:

The defendant cites a number of cases from other jurisdictions apparently holding contrary to Nixon; Lybrand v. State Co., 179 S.C. 208, 184 S.E. 580, 104 A.L.R. 1118 (1936); Paducah Newspapers v. Bratcher, 274 Ky. 220, 118 S.W.2d 178 (1938); Campbell v. New York Evening Post, 245 N.Y. 320, 157 N.E. 153, 52 A.L.R. 1432 (1927). The defendant urges that the more enlightened, modern view is contrary to Nixon, a 1907 case, and that no Minnesota case has passed upon the question since. However, the Advisory Committee Comment following the section on criminal defamation, Minnesota Criminal Code, 1963, Minn. Stat. § 609.765, says with respect to Subd. 3(4) therein (superseding Minn. Stat. § 619.55), which holds a violation of the Act justifiable if * * “The communication consists of a fair and true report or a fair summary of any judicial, legislative or other public or official proceedings;” that: