General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 278 Trials and Proceedings Before Judgment - Section 8 Justification in libel cases

Section 8. 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.

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