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Defamation
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UK Human Rights Blog
AI liability in defamation Part 1: The US picture
We all want to know about American libel law, now that President Trump has launched his pre-action missile at the BBC. If he pursues his claim it will be under…
Religion Clause
Priest’s Defamation Suit Dismissed on Ecclesiastical Abstention Grounds
In Catholic Diocese of Richmond v. Smalls, (VA App, Nov. 5, 2025), a Virginia state appellate court dismissed on ecclesiastical abstention grounds a defamation suit by a priest serving in the…
Pay or Play
Clapback and Pay Up?: New Jersey Court Issues $50,000 Attorneys’ Fee Award Against Fan Under Anti-SLAPP Statute
New York Jets Star Cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner (“Gardner”) engaged in a back-and-forth exchange with a Buffalo Bills fan (the “Fan”) on X (formerly Twitter) prompting a civil suit for…
Law of the Land
PA Appeals Court Held President of Township Board of Commissioners Was Not Entitled to High Public Official Immunity or Quasi-Judicial Immunity When President Made Defamation Statements Against a Licensed Attorney at a Memorial Style Public Hearing
This post was authored by Luke Jenkins, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center Plaintiff, a licensed attorney, brought suit against the President of the Ross Township Board of Commissioners for…
Entertainment Law Resources
New Developments in Defamation
I recently attended the USC-BHBA Institute on Entertainment Law and Business, where a panel discussed some of the latest developments in defamation law. A number of interesting cases were discussed,…
The Virginia Defamation Law Blog
Legislative Immunity Only Protects Legislative Acts
Among the types of statements protected from defamation claims by an absolute privilege are statements made in connection with the proceedings of bodies creating legislation. Earlier today, the Supreme Court…
SDNY Blog
Judge Vargas: Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” is Nonactionable Opinion
Earlier today, Judge Vargas dismissed Drake's defamation suit against his recording company of 20 years, UMG Recordings, Inc., stemming from "perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's history,…
Zalma on Insurance
Court Finds Insurance Agents E&O Policy Unambiguous
By Barry Zalma
Suits Between Insurance Agents Excluded by E&O Policy Post 5197 See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6zme2o-court-finds-insurance-agents-e-and-o-policy-unambiguous.html and at https://youtu.be/6gUqYO8lHJc In Laurence Ziff, individually, and the Ziff agency, LLC v. Allianz…
Zalma on Insurance
Prelitigation Communications Privileged
By Barry Zalma
The Judicial Proceedings Privilege Post 5196 See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6zel5u-prelitigation-communications-privileged.html and at https://youtu.be/ZG0EY6ZpVZo Judicial Proceeding Privilege Limits Litigation In David Camp, and Laura Beth Waller v. Professional Employee…
Legal Theory Blog
Sayid on the False Light Tort, Reputation, and Epistemic Injusticce
Cosim Sayid (Washington and Lee University) has posted Cheap Talk, Deepfakes, Epistemic Injustice, False Light, and Free Speech (Idaho Law Review (accepted)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Defamation is…