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Appellate Advocacy Blog
Preempting Appellate Issues in Palin v. New York Times
In the space of two days last week, Sarah Palin lost her libel suit against the New York Times twice. Palin’s claim centered on a New York Times editorial in…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Judge Rules Against Palin Before Jury Has a Chance to Decide
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against The New York Times was already unusual in that it made it all the way to trial, whereas most libel lawsuits settle outside of court.…
The Right Coast
As Sarah Palin vs NY Times libel trial continues, central arguments come into focus (Update) HotAir
Former NY Times editor James Bennet, the man who wrote the false claims about Sarah Palin s connection to the 2011 Tuscon shooting, has been testifying in the libel trial…
Law Times News
Muslim lawyer Walied Soliman wins $500,000 damages in libel lawsuit for terrorism accusations
Decision is a strong affirmation of the courts' intolerance for abuse of free speech, say lawyers
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…
Close-Ups
You Can’t Handle the (Substantial) Truth: Texas Court Sides with Media Defendants in Libel Case
On June 10, 2021, the Texas Court of Appeals held that a trial court had erred in denying motions to dismiss brought by KHOU-TV and the Houston Chronicle under the…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Should the Supreme Court Reconsider the Standards for Libel?
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
In 1964 the case of New York Times v. Sullivan reached the Supreme Court, which interpreted the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to mean public figures have a higher…
Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Court Dismisses Johnny Depp Libel Lawsuit Finding Statements to be Substantially True
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Following a trial that spanned over 16 days, the UK’s High Court dismissed Johnny Depp’s libel claim against The Sun newspaper over an article that accused Depp of being a…
MediaWrites
Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney: What next in the war of the WAGs?
By Bryony Gold
It’s been a busy month for UK celebrity libel judgments. First, we had the decision handed down in the highly publicised battle between Johnny Depp and The Sun, and then…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Facebook post was rude and insulting but not libelous, Iowa Court of Appeals rules
By Rox Laird
An obscenity-laced Facebook post calling an apartment building owner a slumlord may have been vulgar and insulting, but it was not libelous, the Iowa Court of Appeals said in a…