Topic
Defamation
2,140 published works
Ohio Appellate Insights
Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy.
Further Update: On September 18, 2012, the Court handed down a merit decision in Amer. Chem. Soc. v. Leadscope. Read the analysis here. Update: On August 30, 2012, the Court…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Falsely Accusing Police, Tees Case for Supreme Court
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A sharply divided (4-3) Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in State of Minnesota v. Crawley that the Minnesota ban on falsely accusing police officers did not violate the First Amendment.The ruling is…
Litigation & Trial
Can Michael Mann Sue The National Review For Defamation Over Accusations Of Scientific Fraud?
[Update, December 22, 2016: As I predicted below, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has agreed that Mann can pursue his case. The opinion is quite lengthy,…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : July 20, 2012
For those of you who have heard of the Libor scandal but have no idea what it is because it's too complex to understand, Steven Berk has you covered in…
Media Law Prof Blog
Jurisdiction and New York Times v. Sullivan
Howard M. Wasserman, Florida International University College of Law, has published A Jurisdictional Perspective on New York Times v. Sullivan: An Essay in Honor of Martin Redish in volume 107 of…
Media Law Prof Blog
Worst Supreme Court Case Ever?
John M. Kang, St. Thomas University School of Law, has published Hustler V. Falwell: Worst Case in the History of the World, Maybe the Universe at 12 Nevada Law Review…
Employer Law Report
NLRB General Counsel Issues Another Social Media Memo
By Brian Hall
On May 30, 2012, the NLRB's General Counsel's Office issued its third Memo addressing social media issues. This one is devoted entirely to its position on the lawfulness of various…
Media Law Prof Blog
Parliament OKs New Defamation Bill To Curb Libel Tourism, Codify Defenses
The British Parliament has approved a new defamation bill that would codify existing common law privileges and move to eliminate libel tourism. Statutory defences include truth, honest opinion, fair comment,…
Media Law Prof Blog
“Game of Thrones” Showrunners Apologize To Former President Over Fake Head Incident
In a statement on the DVD commentary accompanying Season 1 of "Games of Thrones," showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have apologized to former President George W. Bush for using a…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Cybersmear $13.78 million Verdict Thrown Out
By Peter Vogel
After losing a $13.78 jury verdict in April, 2012 the defendants persuaded the judge that the plaintiffs failed to prove that the defendants actually posted the anonymous libel. The plaintiffs,…