The Court of Claims properly granted the motion to dismiss the claim, which attempted to set forth a cause of action for defamation based on defendant's publication of a judicial decision in a related matter on its website. Civil Rights Law § 74 prohibits a civil action that alleges injury from "the publication of a fair and true report of any judicial proceeding." The privilege under that statute is absolute and applies even in the face of allegations of malice or bad...
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