Is society's interest in the value of a private person's reputation considered by the courts?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Edwards v. Hall, 234 Cal.App.3d 886, 285 Cal.Rptr. 810 (Cal. App. 1991):
"Society's interest in the value of a private person's reputation weighs against the judicial creation of a privilege (whether by construing a statute or the common law) that would impose burdens greater than those already required under the federal Constitution." (Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. (1989) 48 Cal.3d 711, 746, 257 Cal.Rptr. 708, 771 P.2d 406, fn. omitted.)
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