Defamation

The Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 2010 ruling that a former Newport News judge defamed a former court official when…

The New Mexico Supreme Court overturned an appellate court's decision and clarified grounds for defamation lawsuits in the state when…

The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's decision ordering The Indianapolis Star to reveal the identity of an…

New York courts do not have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit over allegedly defamatory online statements about a rescue group's…

A federal judge dismissed a $5 million libel lawsuit by a former tax preparer against a Virginia television station that…

The special motion to strike provided by D.C.'s anti-SLAPP law, which became effective in March of last year, is unavailable…

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a defamation suit filed by a high school basketball coach against about a dozen…

The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled this week that the Baltimore City Paper was protected by reporting privileges when it…

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals set a precedent for balancing a speaker's right to anonymous speech with a…

Earlier this week the Georgia Supreme Court declined to review a lower court decision in the long-running libel case against…