Opinion defense

A North Carolina appellate court reversed part of a lower court's decision on Tuesday that could reignite a county judge's…

A series of newspaper articles and an editorial about a retired judge’s performance of his duties did not defame the…

An Oregon blogger’s disparaging “almost stream of consciousness-like” statements about the trustee in a bankruptcy case are protected opinion under…

A New York appellate court ruled on Thursday that courts need to consider the “freewheeling, anything-goes” writing style that prevails…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati (6th Cir.) ruled on Tuesday, in Bentkowski v. Scene Magazine, that a column…

The First Amendment protects statements in a “60 Minutes” story about the alleged use of a chicken processing company as…

A Texas high school football coach says he will appeal a libel suit dismissed by the state appeals court last…

A federal judge has dismissed former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit's defamation lawsuit against Vanity Fair writer Dominick Dunne, who commented on…

Media commentators can freely express honest opinions without the looming fear of a defamation suit, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled…

An American Indian tribe filed a $60 million libel suit Tuesday against the New York Post because of editorials condemning…