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A 5262STATE · New JerseyIn Committee

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.

Latest action: Reported and Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee

Voted 5/8/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

4 yea·2 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 5/8/2025Reported and Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
  2. 2/10/2025Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee