§ 1-29-105 — Publication of criminal and civil proceedings deemed privileged; exceptions

The publication of a fair and impartial report of any
indictment, the issuing of any warrant, the arrest of any person
accused of crime, or the filing of any pleading or other
document in any criminal or civil cause in any court, or of the
contents thereof, is privileged unless it is proved that the
same was published maliciously or that the defendant has refused
or neglected to publish in the same manner in which the
publication complained of appeared a reasonable written
explanation or contradiction thereof by the plaintiff, or that
the publisher has refused upon plaintiff's request to publish
the subsequent determination of the suit or action.