The front page of a newspaper contains a story that the major illegally grants city contracts to his "cronies and friends." The mayor sues for defamation. You are a paralegal who works for the law firm that represents the mayor. What facts would you try to investigate in order to determine whether the newspaper published the story with actual malice?

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As a paralegal working for the law firm representing the mayor in a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper I would investigate several key facts to ... View the full answer