{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-74","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 74","heading":"Privileges in action for libel","body":"§ 74. Privileges in action for libel. A civil action cannot be\nmaintained against any person, firm or corporation, for the publication\nof a fair and true report of any judicial proceeding, legislative\nproceeding or other official proceeding, or for any heading of the\nreport which is a fair and true headnote of the statement published.\n  This section does not apply to a libel contained in any other matter\nadded by any person concerned in the publication; or in the report of\nanything said or done at the time and place of such a proceeding which\nwas not a part thereof.","path":["Civil Rights Law","Article 7. Miscellaneous Rights and Immunities"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVR/74","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"f2570c2219c6f5bd058b96ac114e1077ff78d04f3feeeadc356df0f9c488b3b0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-73","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}