Anthony Michael Branch v. Aidan T. Kearney, et al.
DueProcess
1. Whether a private individual who becomes the subject of defamatory online publications may be designated a "limited-purpose public figure" based solely on those publications and thus require proof of actual malice. Petitioner's public visibility arose only after the publication of the defamatory statements.
2. Whether summary judgment is proper when the record contains direct and circumstantial evidence that a publisher knowingly disseminated false statements or acted with reckless disregard for the truth.
Whether a private individual who becomes the subject of defamatory online publications may be designated a 'limited-purpose public figure' based solely on those publications and thus require proof of actual malice