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PrawfsBlawg
ICYMI: My thoughts on the Alex Jones Defamation Cases (Fall 2018–First Amendment News)
Main Friday, October 01, 2021ICYMI: My thoughts on the Alex Jones Defamation Cases (Fall 2018--First Amendment News)Libel, Lies, and Conspiracy Theories Alex Jones of Infowars certainly knows how to monetize…
Media Law Prof Blog
Schafer on Defending New York Times v. Sullivan @MatthewSchafer
Matthew Schafter, Fordham University School of Law, is publishing In Defense: New York Times v. Sullivan in volume 82 of the Louisiana Law Review. Here is the abstract.New York Times…
Bright Law Blog
Case note: liability for comments on business’s Facebook page
In Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller; Nationwide News Pty Limited v Voller; Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Voller [2021] HCA 27 the High Court of Australia confirmed…
Zalma on Insurance
Insurers Beware: A Chink in the Armor of New York v. Sullivan
By Barry Zalma
Actual Malice in Republication of Defamation by Implication Devin Nunes, a Member of Congress from California, appealed an order of the district court dismissing his complaint alleging defamation and conspiracy…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Article on Iowa dairy farm made potentially defamatory statements about California congressman, Eighth Circuit rules
By Rox Laird
In 2019 California Congressman Devin Nunes sued political writer Ryan Lizza and Esquire magazine in federal court claiming a 2018 story in the magazine defamed him by falsely implying that…
Close-Ups
Opinion Defense Dashes Two Recent Illinois State Court Defamation Decisions
Two Illinois state courts recently dismissed defamation claims related to an online article and a disciplinary proceeding conducted by the Champaign Illinois Kennel Club. Both courts found that the defendants…
Religion Clause
Automatic Stay of Suits In Bankruptcy Prevents State Court Defamation Suit Against Diocese
In In re Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Santa Fe, (NM Bkruptcy., Sept. 17, 2021), a New Mexico federal bankruptcy court refused to lift the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay…
The Right Coast
Nona Gaprindashvili sues Netflix for defaming her in The Queen s Gambit – The Washington Post
In 1968, Nona Gaprindashvili was the only female chess player to enter the International Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden. Throughout the tournament, she sat across from nine men and topped seven…
PrawfsBlawg
Devin Nunes wins a small victory, for now
Main Wednesday, September 15, 2021Devin Nunes wins a small victory, for nowTo show I can write about something other than SB8: This terrible Eighth Circuit opinion. The court holds that…
Allens Insights
High Court defamation decision on social media pages
By Allens
Administrators are 'publishers' 6 min read The High Court has confirmed that the administrators of public social media pages are 'publishers' of comments posted by third parties and members of…