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The Supreme Court has refused to revive a libel claim against the Chicago Tribune by a former prosecutor who accused the newspaper of a "witch hunt" against him.
NBA star Dwyane Wade has sued a former business partner for $100 million, claiming the man maligned his reputation by making false allegations of illegal drug and steroid use in an e-mail to Miami Heat President Pat Riley.
Pro golfer John Daly claimed a Florida newspaper libeled him in a column suggesting he failed "the scoundrel sniff test," but a judge disagreed.
For decades, journalists have been guided by what most considered an absolute defense to libel lawsuits: If a news report is true, it can't be libelous.
A mortgage servicing company says it has settled a bitter, with a wealthy Houston family that led to a libel trial over charges that the company was engaged in a massive fraud scheme.
Italian defender Marco Materazzi has won libel damages from a British tabloid over reports that he called Zinedine Zidane "the son of a terrorist whore" before the Frenchman head-butted him in the 2006 World Cup final.
On the surface, the trial scheduled to begin Monday morning in the Dallas courtroom of U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle is your basic libel suit. Orix Capital Markets, a $1 billion financial services company, says its reputation is being seriously damaged by allegations posted on a Web site that mocks its very name.
A man accused of making unflattering online comments about his former lover and her attorney on Craigslist has been charged with two counts of criminal libel.
A Chinese movie download Web site has sued a Hollywood industry group for libel over a statement that it says implies that the company admitted to piracy as part of a legal settlement.
Web sites that publish inflammatory information written by other parties cannot be sued for libel, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Call to reform 'repressive' English libel lawsIntimidating and out-of-date laws are silencing free speech and scientific inquiry, a report claims, amid increasing controversy over England's status as "the libel capital of the world".
Glenn Beck Meets Internet, LosesMaybe Glenn Beck raped and murdered a young girl in 1990, and maybe he didn't.
Beck Loses Domain Dispute, and Domain Owner-- Point Made-- Donates Domain to BeckAn update to this October story.So the dispute filed by Glenn Beck against Isaac Eiland-Hall over the website glennbeckraped andmurderedayounggirlin1990.com has come to an unusual conclusion. Unsurprisingly, Beck lost the dispute.
Law abiding and lawless[Manila, Philippines]A conference among lawyers and journalists from several Asian countries including the Philippines is concluding in Cebu.
Media Matters Won't Apologize for Spreading Fake Limbaugh Slavery Quote"In fairness to Rush"? Those are words no one should expect out of Media Matters. In fact, Frisch spread the "slavery had its merits" quote on the Media Matters website.
Cheney falsely accuses Obama of 'libel' - torture not torture, and to refer it to as such is libelous"In the speech, Mr. Cheney charged that President Obama has 'filled the air with vague and useless platitude' when talking about torture and by calling enhanced interrogation techniques 'torture" he has committed 'libel' against CIA interrogators whom Mr.
England's libel laws don't just gag me, they blindfold you by Simon SinghThe mob, clamouring for a more liberal approach to free speech, was made up largely of bloggers, academics and sceptics. They all passionately share the same belief, which is that the freedom to criticise fairly and strongly is the cornerstone of debate and progress.
Today is Sunday. Normally, I will watch two or three NFL games. Today I will just watch just one, the home team's. I am doing this because I am still disgusted about the UNFAIR attacks on Rush Limbaugh. Rush is a private citizen and he is entitled to own a NFL team.
Rescue Writers from Scourge of Libel TourismPaul Williams has lived in Pennsylvania all his life. Yet with pretrial proceedings that begin today, Canadian libel laws now threaten to ruin him financially.
We are too quick to label childrenBack in the last century when I was teaching there was a favourite staff room story of the student teacher who, on his first day, found an alphabetical class list with a number next to each student's name.
Glenn Beck Tries to Kill Parody WebsiteGlenn Beck, famous cry-baby, hopes to use international law to shut down a parody website which lampoons Beck's rhetorical style. Defense lawyer opens can of whoop-ass. Hilarity ensues.We are not here because the domain name could cause confusion.
Award for Poland abortion womanA Polish court has awarded $11,000 (7,400 euros) in damages to a woman likened to a child killer by a Catholic magazine for wanting an abortion.
Texas police take on blog commenters | Technically Incorrect - CNET NewsCareful what you say and who you pretend to be when you say it in Texas.
Cracking the Spine of Libel or Who is Simon SinghSeveral times this summer, science journalists in London have leaned over to me and said something along the lines of, "I was thinking of writing," and gone on to describe an article that was going to be critical of someone.
Canada's Moral Dilemma: Torture by CSIS a crisis in democracy | The News is NowPublic.comIt's just like "The Stasi" treated dissidents, except this human rights abuse is happening in Canada today. Some call it no-touch torture. The Stasi (former East German secret police) called it Zerzetsen.
Carrie Prejean Suing Everyone Noted wind victim Carrie "Miss Opposite Marriage" Prejean is suing three Miss California USA officials for firing her because of her religions beliefs, even though that is not actually why they fired her.
Skanks for Nothing: Google Must ID 'Anonymous' BloggerYesterday a U.S. Federal judge ruled that Google must turn over the name of an anonymous blogger who took a severe disliking to aging supermodel Liskula Cohen.
Tweet about apartment mold draws lawsuitIt was a not-so-sweet Tweet about a Chicago apartment.
Horizon Realty Group Sues Woman For $50,000 Over A TweetSometimes, the actual damage to your reputation caused by a potentially false allegation is a lot less severe than the potential damage to your reputation caused by over-reacting and trying to use your legal muscle to sue someone for libel to intimidate them, as I am certain Hori …
Eileen Ambrose on personal finance: Instant comment brings risk of instant lawsuits - baltimoresun.comBe careful what you say on Twitter. Like Courtney Love, you might get slapped with a libel suit.
Singh the blues: Science journalist sued for stating the obvious...Simon Singh is a journalist in the UK; he writes for the Guardian. Moreover, he's a science journalist, and a good one who, like so many of us, prefers reality the way it is.
When citizen journalism rears its ugly headHere comes the story of citizen journalism and its failings. The worldwide web (internet) has become almost as fast at spreading good news as it is at spreading malice and defamatory material.
Singh to appeal against libel judgementA leading science writer who is being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association is taking his case to the Court of Appeal after a preliminary judgement went against him.
A Fight to Protect Americans From "British" Libel Law The American Civil Liberties Union may not often see eye to eye with the American Center for Democracy, a research group with neoconservative credentials.
[Justice Minister] Ahern defends new blasphemy lawJUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern has defended the introduction of a new crime of blasphemous libel, stating that a new definition was required by the Constitution.
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