Legal Opinion
Miller v. Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 2012No. 49A02-1103-PL-234PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
In keeping up with the proliferation of the internet and social media, news organizations allow readers to both read and comment on their stories online. While this practice facilitates discourse between readers and interaction with their online news products, it also opens the door to potentially objectionable material, as readers are allowed to post comments anonymously, hiding behind a pseudonym. This case addresses whether a non-party news organization can be compelled to disclose to a plaintiff who has filed a defamation lawsuit the identity of one such…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Reno v. American Civil Liberties UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- McIntyre v. Ohio Elections CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Jeffrey M. Miller and Cynthia S. Miller v. Central Indiana Community Foundation, Inc., and Brian PayneIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
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- Jeffrey M. Miller and Cynthia S. Miller v. Kristine C. DanzIndiana Supreme Court · 2015
- Indiana Newspapers, Inc. v. MillerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
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