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Court rejects suit over "60 Minutes" terrorism funding story
The First Amendment protects statements in a “60 Minutes” story about the alleged use of a chicken processing company as…
April 1, 2011
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Judge dismisses ex-congressman’s defamation lawsuit against writer
A federal judge has dismissed former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit's defamation lawsuit against Vanity Fair writer Dominick Dunne, who commented on…
July 9, 2008
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Football coach will appeal dismissal of libel suit against newspaper
A Texas high school football coach says he will appeal a libel suit dismissed by the state appeals court last…
July 9, 2008
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Canadian court dismisses libel case over talk show host's opinion
Media commentators can freely express honest opinions without the looming fear of a defamation suit, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled…
June 30, 2008
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Indian tribe files suit over 'New York Post' editorials
An American Indian tribe filed a $60 million libel suit Tuesday against the New York Post because of editorials condemning…
February 21, 2008
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