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    Everything online journalists need to protect their legal rights. This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues.

    Va. court dismisses libel charges against newspaper brought by public official
    08/09/2012
    A Virginia trial court threw out a $3 million libel verdict against a local newspaper, finding that...
    Federal court denies motion to dismiss anti-SLAPP appeal
    07/20/2012
    An appeal in a defamation case against the late journalist Andrew Breitbart will proceed after a...
    Rhode Island Supreme Court dismisses defamation complaint against reporter, talk radio host
    07/09/2012
    The Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a defamation claim brought by a restaurant...
    Texas Supreme Court overturns libel ruling because of judge's bribe
    06/27/2012
    The Texas Supreme Court declined to rule on a libel appeal brought against two Texas newspapers by...
    Anti-SLAPP statute does not protect Calif. lawyer from malicious prosecution claim
    06/13/2012
    A California appeals court ruled Friday that a malicious prosecution lawsuit against a Los Angeles-...
    Judge grants motion to dismiss 'birther' libel case under D.C. Anti-SLAPP Act, First Amendment
    06/05/2012
    A libel case brought by a 'birther' -- those who question whether President Obama is a...
    New York court finds scientific hypotheses are not libelous
    05/25/2012
    A federal court in Buffalo said last week that peer-reviewed journals, not courtrooms, are the...
    New Jersey Supreme Court limits libel damages, distinguishes online speech
    05/17/2012
    The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a defamation suit over online accusations of...
    N.C. judge's libel case against citizen activist can move forward, appellate court says
    05/02/2012
    A North Carolina appellate court reversed part of a lower court's decision on Tuesday that...
    D.C. court upholds dismissal of defamation suit against pro-Israel lobbying group
    05/01/2012
    The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a...
    Dallas judge dismisses defamation case against neighborhood blogger
    04/30/2012
    A Texas judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against a neighborhood blogger in Dallas, who was...
    Jury awards $13.8M defamation judgment for plaintiffs in anonymous commenter case
    04/25/2012
    A jury has awarded a Texas couple $13.78 million in damages in their defamation lawsuit against a...
    Miami judge dismisses former Senate candidate's libel suit against two Fla. newspapers
    04/24/2012
    A Florida judge has dismissed a former U.S. Senate candidate's libel suit against the St....
    Iowa state senator wins $231,000 in defamation suit over campaign ad
    04/11/2012
    An Iowa jury awarded a state senator $231,000 in a defamation suit last week, finding that his...
    Judge denies blogger retrial in Oregon defamation case
    04/03/2012
    A federal judge denied a motion for retrial in the case of a self-described investigative blogger,...