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Libel
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Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Should the Supreme Court Reconsider A Landmark Decision in Libel Law? — Best Chicago Libel Defamation and Slander Lawyers
By Peter S. Lubin, Patrick Austermuehle
Justice Clarence Thomas has just called for a reconsideration of the landmark 1964 case of The New York Times v. Sullivan, but the timing of this call is interesting. It…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Justice Thomas Calls for Expanding Defamation Liability
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawUnited States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, writing a concurring opinion from the denial of certiorari in McKee v.…
The Right Coast
BREAKING: Sandmann Family Hires Top Libel Lawyer L. Lin Wood – Big League Politics
The family of Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann has hired top Atlanta libel lawyer L. Lin Wood to represent their son as they potentially embark on lawsuits against the mainstream…
Media Law Prof Blog
New From LSU Press: Eric P. Robinson, Reckless Disregard: St. Amant v. Thompson and the Transformation of Libel Law @lsupress
Newly published: Eric P. Robinson, University of South Carolina, has published Reckless Disregard: St. Amant v. Thompson and the Transformation of Libel Law (LSU Press, 2018). Here, from the publisher's…
Media Law Prof Blog
Robinson on Libel By the Numbers: The Use of Public Opinion Polls in Defamation Lawsuits @UofSC
Eric P. Robinson, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, has published Libel By the Numbers: The Use of Opinion Polls in Defamation Lawsuits at 51 First…
TortsProf Blog
Abramson on Media Defenses in Libel and Privacy Cases
Jeffrey Abramson has posted to SSRN Full Court Press: Drawing in Media Defenses in Libel and Privacy Cases. The abstract provides:Recent jury verdicts against Rolling Stone Magazine and Gawker Media…
Media Law Prof Blog
Coyle on the SPEECH Act and the Enforcement of Foreign Libel Judgments in the United States
John F. Coyle, University of North Carolina School of Law, is publishing The SPEECH Act and the Enforcement of Foreign Libel Judgments in the United States in the Yearbook of…
LawSites
Podcast: President Trump vs. Freedom of the Press
President Trump has been vocal about his disdain for the press, vowing to toughen libel laws and crack down on so-called fake news. But how far can he go in…
Media Law Prof Blog
DJT and Libel Laws
Some views on whether libel laws could actually change under a Trump administration. From Sydney Ember (New York Times), Peter Stevenson (WaPo/The Fix), Jeff Horwitz (Associated Press, PBS), and Floyd…
The Law of Evidence
Relevance | Problem 2
By jesselangellaw-of-evidence-com
Plaintiff sues Defendant, an owner of a newspaper, for libel after releasing an article that accused Plaintiff of committing a string of robberies on New York City’s Upper East Side.…