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District Court Reversed; Warden's Defamation Suit Ordered Dismissed

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Venue, Media, Censorship, Internet. Location: Virginia.

The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, held that Connecticut newspapers sued by a Virginia prison warden for defamation and libel after posting allegedly defamatory articles on their websites did not manifestly intend to target Virginia readers and so could not …

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