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Defamation
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PrawfsBlawg
Which parts of NYT v. Sullivan?
Main Monday, January 24, 2022Which parts of NYT v. Sullivan?Sherry Colb writes about the cert petition in Coral Ridge Ministries, a series of defamation actions against the Southern Poverty Law…
PrawfsBlawg
Henry Ford apologized?
Main Saturday, January 22, 2022Henry Ford apologized?I had no idea until a link in this article on the long history of antisemitic conspiracy theories took me to Ford's 1927 written…
Legal Profession Blog
Page Defamation Suit Dismissal Affirmed; Trial Court Mishandled Lin Wood Pro Hac Matter
The Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed the dismissal of Carter Page's defamation suit against Oath Inc.Dr. Carter Page, a public figure with ties to President Trump’s 2016 campaign, claimed that…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Illinois Appellate Court Finds Order Restraining Speech Violates First Amendment, Unconstitutional
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
In a decision dealing with prior restraints on speech, the First District Appellate Court recently held that the trial court overstepped federal and state constitutional bounds when it ordered a…
Harvey & Binnall Insight & News
The Future of the First Amendment and Defamation
By Shawn Flynn The beginning and often the end of the discussion about defamation in the United States has been the landmark Supreme Court decision New York Times v. Sullivan…
Simple Justice
Is “Law For Truth” The Solution To Political Defamation?
Many of my First Amendment “fellow travelers” try desperately to show why every defamation suit is bad, wrong, and baseless. It’s understandable why they approach such actions with a strong…
The Right Coast
Facebook Said My Article Was ‘False Information.’ Now the Fact-Checkers Admit They Were Wrong.
"This case presents a simple question: do Facebook and its vendors defame a user who posts factually accurate content, when they publicly announce that the content failed a 'fact-check' and…
Tort Talk
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Addresses Proper Venue for Defamation Claims Based Upon Internet Publications
In the case of Fox v. Smith, No. 39 EAP 2019 (Pa. Nov. 17, 2021) (Op. by Saylor, J.), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether the standards governing the selection…
All Things Canada
Defamation Claim Against Premier Ford Slapped Down
By David Seifer
In Blair v. Ford, 2021 ONCA 841, Brad Blair (“Blair”) appealed the decision of Justice Belobaba to dismiss Blair’s action against Premier Doug Ford (“Ford”) on the basis that it…
SDNY Blog
Judge Crotty: Falsely Accusing a Single Man of Dating an Actress is Not Defamatory
In an opinion Friday, Judge Crotty dismissed a case brought by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over an article in the Daily Mail accusing him of having a secret romantic relationship…