Criminal libel

The Ohio Attorney General argued against its own election-related speech law in a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court…

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that a civil lawsuit can continue against a Louisiana police chief and four officers…

Colorado's state judiciary committee took the first step this week in repealing a decades-old statute that criminalizes libel. The bill…

A Colorado man is facing criminal libel charges after his ex-girlfriend complained to the police about posts he allegedly made…

A Colorado man was charged this week under the state's rarely used, 45-year-old criminal libel statute for allegedly doctoring photos of a woman…

A Wisconsin woman could face up to nine months in jail or a $10,000 fine after being convicted of criminal…

A French judge has begun investigating criminal libel charges brought against U.S. wine critic Robert Parker.

A local district attorney in Oklahoma has filed a criminal libel complaint against a blogger there -- and police are…

A Wisconsin Realtor convicted of criminal defamation was sentenced Thursday to 18 months on probation for writing on a local industry…

Two Wisconsin high school students were charged with criminal defamation after assembling and posting a nude photo collage of a…