The High Court has given the green light to Northern Territory youth detainee Dylan Voller to sue media outlets for defamation over comments on their Facebook pages under stories about his alleged mistreatment.
The court decided 5-2 on Wednesday that the outlets, including Nine, should be treated as having published the comments.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
