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Libel
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The Faculty Lounge
From the Leiter Reports to the New York Times
Adam Liptak has an article in today's New York Times on the criminal libel trial in France of NYU Law Professor Joseph Weiler. Liptak observes that "Brian Leiter, a law…
The Right Coast
Backlash against the Tucson libel Tom Smith
This commentary by Peter Wehner is quite good and I agree with it. It's interesting that new media pushback has really changed the game of libeling conservatives, making it not…
Media Law Prof Blog
Comparative Libel Law: British and US
TortsProf Blog
$11 Million Defamation Judgment Against Gossip Blog
Last week, a federal judge ordered a gossip blog to pay a Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader $11 million for libel and defamation: U.S. District Court Judge William O. Bertelsman on Wednesday ordered…
Media Law Prof Blog
Julie Hilden on the Libel Law of the ‘Net
Julie Hilden on why the development of the Internet suggests libel law should be federal law. She says in part,Over time, the idea that your reputation exists only -- or at least…
Media Law Prof Blog
Libel Law and Science In the UK and Ireland
From cearta.ie, the wonderful blog run by Eoin O'Dell, a post discussing the chilling effect of current UK and Irish libel law on scientific debate.
TortsProf Blog
Sending Email With Links To Defamatory Blog Post Supports Libel Claim Under Texas Law
The ABA Journal reports that a federal bankruptcy judge has held that, under Texas law, "sending an e-mail message with a hyperlink to a defamatory blog post can be considered a…
Media Law Prof Blog
More On the Libel Suit Filed By Karin Calvo-Goller
From the Chronicle of Higher Education, a discussion of the libel suit filed by Karin N. Calvo-Goller over a book review of her work posted by Joseph H.H. Weiler. Ms.…
Media Law Prof Blog
Simon Singh Wins Libel Appeal In BCA Case
Simon Singh has prevailed in an appeal in the libel case brought against him by the British Chiropractic Association, although his defense has cost him an alarming two hundred thousand pounds.…
Media Law Prof Blog
Four Labour MPs Vote Against Libel Law Reforms
The British government's attempt to reform the libel law regime by capping lawyer fees has hit a roadblock. Four Labour Members of Parliament refused to toe the party line and…