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Libel
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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Threats to Sue Need Some Foundation
Threats of a lawsuit are always a little dubious. It is easy to make threats. Filing an actual lawsuit requires much more work. Donald Trump fired off such a threat…
CA Employee Rights Lawyer
Defamation, Slander & Libel in Employment Law – The Basics
Defamation. Slander. Libel. These terms are used so often nowadays that children are familiar with them. How does defamation of character factor into employment law? Employees often feel like they’ve…
Media Law Prof Blog
Jones and Lidsky on Libel Law in a Networked World
RonNell Andersen Jones, Brigham Young University Law School, and Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, University of Florida College of Law, are publishing Of Reasonable Readers and Unreasonable Speakers: Libel Law in a…
My Law License
Florida Court: False Online Review Of Lawyer = Libel
A Florida lawyer got some big damages in a libel case, and yesterday the Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld them, with a great opinion. The case is Copia Blake and…
The Faculty Lounge
Cherry: A Conversation between Atticus Finch and his Libel Lawyer
Miriam Cherry, who teaches business associations and contracts at St. Louis University's Law School, has a very different contribution to the Go Set a Watchman symposium. She's written a dialog…
International Law Prof Blog
Herzog Lecture on Holocaust Denial at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago
Professor Deborah Lipstadt of Emory University will deliver the Fred Herzog Memorial Lecture on the subject of "The Changing Face of Holocaust Denial in the 21st Centure" at noon on…
EvidenceProf Blog
Can a Plaintiff Ever Win a Libel/Slander/Defamation Claim Based on Statements Made on April 1st?
By Colin Miller
I've always wondered whether a plaintiff could bring a successful libel/slander/defamation claim based upon statements made on April 1st, i.e., April Fools' Day. In looking at some case law, it seems…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“This man carries a loaded gun around your children every day…”
...reads the lawnsign Kimberly Edson placed in her yard to inform her neighbors that an area man legally carries a concealed handgun. The sign contains a picture of Matthew Halleck,…
Global Media and Communications Watch
USA: Libel by Blog and International Enforcement of Libel Judgments
By jaydougherty
Recently, there have been several developments in free speech protections in the United States and the United Kingdom. In a case of first impression in the U.S., the Ninth Circuit…
International Law Prof Blog
Libel Tourism
Professor Mark Wojcik of The John Marshall Law School will give a lecture on "Libel Tourism" at the University of Denver on Tuesday, August 26, 2014.