A 5262

New Jersey Assembly Bill
2024-2025 Regular Session

Introduced in Assembly Feb 10, 2025
Assembly
Senate
Governor

Codifies United States Supreme Court ruling that in defamation suit, public official must prove defendant had actual malice: knowledge that defendant's statement was false or reckless disregard of whether it was false.

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Bill Subjects

Judiciary

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (2)

Ellen Park

Democratic
Assembly Member
District 37

Rosy Bagolie

Democratic
Assembly Member
District 27

Votes

May 08, 2025

Reported favorably out of committee

Assembly

Actions

May 08, 2025

Assembly

Reported and Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Assembly

Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

Bill Text

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Related Documents

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Statement AJU 5/8/25

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