Rules committee recommends new defamation statute but rules attorney flags constitutional risks The Rules Committee recommended Senate Bill 1099 as constitutional and in proper form after the rules attorney said the bill, which creates a statutory framework for defamation and an internet-specific limitations period, raises possible abrogation and First Amendment issues and remains under further research.

Arizona's Rules Committee just recommended a new defamation statute, but legal experts warn it could clash with First Amendment protections!

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