Elias v. Rolling Stone: Small-Group Defamation in an Investigative Age

Volume 91, No. 3, Spring 2019

By Brian Mahoney [PDF]

A victim’s published letter not only indicts her rapist but also the fraternity culture that enabled such victimization. Exposés of a film executive not only reveal a serial predator but also a corporate culture that turned a blind eye to his violence. The reporting, in turn, brings accountability to groups—police departments, film companies, fraternities—that the law has long been unable, or unwilling, to reform.

Brian Mahoney is a J.D. Candidate, Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2019.

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