Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278 § 8

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 278:8 - Justification in libel cases

The defendant in a prosecution for writing or publishing a libel may introduce in evidence the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as libellous, and the truth shall be a justification, unless actual malice is proved.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 8