Defamation

The Reporters Committee and 30 media organizations filed an amicus brief in support of the News & Observer and reporter…

The Reporters Committee and 32 media organizations filed an amicus brief in Gubarev v. BuzzFeed, a defamation action currently before the…

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

The Reporters Committee and 21 media organizations filed an amicus brief in Smith v. Palisades News, a case before the California…

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

Update July 19, 2019: On July 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the New…

The Reporters Committee and a coalition of 41 media organizations filed an amici brief in Croce v. New York Times, a…

The Reporters Committee and 12 media organizations filed an amici brief in support of The News & Observer’s petition for review by the Supreme…

The Reporters Committee and five media organizations filed an amicus brief in the California Court of Appeal in support of…

Stronger anti-SLAPP laws protect press freedom from frivolous but costly legal threats   President Donald Trump’s legal threats against the…