{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-6-5-187","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 6-5-187","heading":"Truth of Charges Against Public Persons May Be Proved.","body":"In civil actions for the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of officers or persons in public capacity or when the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence.","path":["Title 6 Civil Practice.","Chapter 5 Actions.","Article 11 Defamation, Libel and Slander."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-187","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"68b5b469629e1d9466f9bde8d2c19102ec8cf12b7cbdb7ef8481e6b2c7e4fff8","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-6-5-186","next":"us-al/ala.-code-6-5-188"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}