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The Reporters Committee and 33 media organizations filed an amicus brief in Kent v. Hennelly, a case before the Sixth Circuit.…

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of California heard oral arguments in Hassell v. Bird, a case that could have…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, together with 30 other media organizations, filed an amicus letter brief with…

Proprietors of Dancing Deer Mountain, a wedding venue in Oregon, sued a Google reviewer, Christopher Liles, for libel following his…

Hadeed Carpet Cleaning sued seven Yelp reviewers for libel, saying it suspects they were not customers but competitors intentionally lying…

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that negative online reviews about a local neurologist were not defamatory and are protected…

A man accused of throwing a severed horse head in a local politician's pool does not have to prove monetary…

Media advocates are concerned about a federal court order that compels two technology companies involved in a drawn-out patent infringement…

A federal judge in Colorado is considering a case that could affect the developing law concerning rights of anonymous Internet…

A New Orleans area politician is suing for defamation and embarrassment caused by anonymous, online comments made on NOLA.com, TheTimes-Picayune…