Legal Opinion
G.D. v. Kenny
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 31, 2011No. A-85 September Term 2009PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
The primary issue in this case is whether criminal-conviction information, truthfully reported in campaign flyers, is civilly actionable when the conviction is the subject of an expungement order. The secondary issue is whether the “facts” contained in the flyers are sufficiently accurate to merit protection against claims for defamation and related privacy torts.
During a primary contest for State Senate, opponents of candidate Brian Stack issued campaign flyers criticizing him for previously hiring a person with a criminal conviction, plaintiff G.D. One campaign flyer stated that G.D. was “a…
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