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Defamation
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Legal Profession Blog
Fourth Circuit Defamation Decisions
From the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitIn April 2019, the television news program CBS This Morning broadcast interviews with two women who accused Justin Fairfax, the…
Future Lawyer
Modern Media Defamation Defense – Everybody Knows The Media Lies.
By rickgeorges
Glenn Greenwald - Court Rules Rachel Maddow's Viewers Know She Lies. Does a media opinion person lie about you? Too bad, according to some modern courts. Dismissing claims against both…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Law Firm With “Stateless Partners” Not A Citizen for Purposes of Diversity, Holds Seventh Circuit
In Page v. Democratic Nat’l Comm., No. 20-2781 (7th Cir. June 21, 2021), the Seventh Circuit affirms dismissal of a defamation action against a law partnership with partners domiciled overseas,…
Law Firm Editorial Service Blog
Texas Supreme Court holds lawyers can be liable for defamation when publicizing their lawsuits
Even with this ruling, Texas lawyers should continue publicizing their lawsuits, provided they understand how to avoid defaming adversaries when they do so. We’re taking a trip to the Lone…
Religion Clause
Deacon’s Defamation Suit Against Diocese Dismissed Under Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine
In In re Diocese of Lubbock, (TX Sup. Ct., June 11, 2021), the Texas Supreme Court in a 7-1 decision, held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine requires the trial court to…
Ethicking
MyPillowCase: Lessons Learned?
Mike Lindell may have once been known only as the “MyPillow" Guy,” but recently he’s traded polyurethane foam for horsefeathers.(It’s been really hot and humid out this weekend, sorry.)Last week,…
PrawfsBlawg
Mike Lindell sues Dominion
Main Friday, June 04, 2021Mike Lindell sues DominionMyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's new lawsuit against Dominion is a rerun and expansion of the suit the company filed last month, throwing in…
Religion Clause
Iowa Supreme Court Dismisses Fiduciary and Defamation Claims Against Church and Pastors
In Koster v. Harvest Bible Chapel- Quad Cities,(IA Sup. Ct., May 21, 2021), the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a suit against a church and three of its…
Family Law News
Don’t Open the Flood Gates to Defamation
Some celebrity couples decide to “consciously uncouple”. Others release a joint fluffy press statement professing their enduring respect for each other and their commitment to “remain friends” for the “benefit…
Texas Anti-Slapp Blog
The Texas Supreme Court Lets the Big Cat of Judicial Immunity Out of the Bag in its Latest Anti-Slapp Opinion.
By Sean Lemoine
The venn diagram of people that know who the Tiger King is and the Landry’s, Inc. and Houston Aquarium, Inc v. Animal Legal Defense Fund et al, lawsuit is a…