Defamation

"The absence of anti-SLAPP laws would be really damaging to an independent press."

"It is an outrageous affront to the First Amendment."

RCFP has recently urged courts to reject plaintiffs’ arguments that hyperlinks extend the deadline to bring defamation claims.

‘Liberty University's lawsuit is an affront to the First Amendment,’ RCFP Legal Director Katie Townsend said.

RCFP explains 'actual malice' through the lens of the dispute between Kesha and the producer she accused of sexual assault.

Defamation lawsuit regarding misidentification of a teacher could increase liability and chill reporting.

We’re urging a CA court to reject an argument that would make taking notes of telephone conversations unlawful.

Update: On Aug. 14, 2020, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its opinion in Desmond v. News & Observer, holding that the…

Update Oct. 7, 2019: The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One, reversed the trial court's denial of…

California Congressman Devin Nunes — who made news with his lawsuit against Twitter over a series of parody accounts —…