Fair Comment

Fair comment is a legal term for a common law defense in defamation cases (libel or slander).

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Famous quotes containing the words fair and/or comment:

    “The farmers crowd to the fair today in obedience to the same ancient law,... as naturally as bees swarm and follow their queen.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

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    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)