Libel
Lawsuit Against New York AG Letitia James over Letter Alleging Group's Event Was Connected to "White Nationalist Ideals" …
can go forward on First Amendment coercion, First Amendment retaliation, and defamation grounds, a federal district court concludes.
Trump's Dismissed Epstein Letter Lawsuit Is the Latest Example of His Failure To State Cognizable Claims
The president's defamation case against The Wall Street Journal fits a pattern of frivolous litigation aimed at punishing speech that irks him.
Trump vs. WSJ Libel Lawsuit over Trump's Alleged Birthday Wishes to Epstein Thrown out
The court concludes that Trump hadn't adequately alleged facts supporting a showing that the Journal published the article knowing that it was likely false.
Eric Coomer (of Dominion Voting) Loses Libel Lawsuit over The Deep Rig
The court holds that Coomer didn't prove by "clear and convincing evidence" that defendant knew the statements were false (or at least were likely false).
"The AI Data Will Provide an Unrivaled View into the Mind of a Defendant …"
"whose [mental state] is itself the measure of Plaintiff’s [punitive] damages."
Trump Has Been Trampling Free Speech for More Than 40 Years—and It Keeps Getting Worse
The president stands out from his modern predecessors by openly displaying his contempt for the First Amendment.
Brothzilla, or "It's a Cruel Thing to Disrupt Your Estranged Sister's Expensive Destination Wedding"
And there's a defamation case stemming from all that.
$1.1M Libel Award to Drag Performer Who Had Been Accused of Exposing Himself Upheld
Idaho Supreme Court finds false caselaw quotations, after jury found false factual assertions.
Defamation via Songs and AI-Generated Video? U Tenn Coach's Claim Can Go Forward
"[D]efendant purportedly posted more than 20 videos ... attacking plaintiff's character with 'blatantly false allegations of wrongdoing' and 'highly offensive and demeaning fake [AI] videos.'"
Forensic Election Fraud Analysts Allege Defendants Defamed Them as "Retaliation for Plaintiffs' Refusal to Report False Findings of Election Fraud"
Their defamation and breach of contract case against Stefanie Lambert can go forward, a judge concluded.
"Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed
"Professor Abdou provides no authority which stands for the proposition that expressing disapproval of a foreign terrorist organization in a Congressional hearing amounts to discrimination or creates a hostile work environment ...."
Libel Lawsuit Over Highly Publicized L.A. Landlord-Tenant Dispute Thrown Out
The court is unmoved by plaintiff's claims that defendants' coverage of the underlying dispute led to people threatening her.
Free Speech Unmuted: Can AI Libel You? The Robby Starbuck Case
Jane and I examine the Robby Starbuck v. Google decision, one of the first major court opinions arising from generative AI "hallucinations."
