Actual malice

The Reporters Committee and others filed a brief in support of a newspaper's request for review to the South Carolina…

The Reporters Committee submitted an amicus brief arguing that the trial court had misapplied the "actual malice" standard and not…

Marcy Winograd appealed a California Superior Court’s denial of her anti-SLAPP motion after being sued for allegedly defaming a local…

Last week the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that while NBCUniversal reporters did not violate anyone’s Fourth Amendment rights…

The Supreme Court ruled today in Air Wisconsin v. Hoeper that airlines cannot be held liable for reporting safety threats…

The Ninth Circuit ruled today in Obsidian Finance Group v. Cox that bloggers -- and other members of the public…

The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a decision throwing out a libel verdict against The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk. The justices…

The Reporters Committee and 15 other news organizations filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to…

William Hoeper, a former pilot for Air Wisconsin Airlines, sued his former employer for defamation after employees from the regional…

A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a libel suit brought by the head of a small startup tech…