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Defamation

Defamation

Dominion Makes Good on Threat to File Defamation Suit Against Mike Lindell

The election systems company is taking its fight to the conspiratorial My Pillow CEO.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.22.2021 4:00 PM

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Defamation

A $2.7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Says Fox Hosts Recklessly Implicated Smartmatic in a Conspiracy To Steal the Election

Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, and Jeanine Pirro persistently promoted the wild claims of Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.

Jacob Sullum | 2.8.2021 2:45 PM

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Rudy Giuliani

Surely Rudy Giuliani's 'Conclusive Proof' of Machine-Based Election Fraud Will Save Him From Dominion's $1.3 Billion Defamation Lawsuit

The company says Donald Trump's leading lawyer perpetrated "a viral disinformation campaign" based on "demonstrably false" charges.

Jacob Sullum | 1.25.2021 2:00 PM

Election 2020

Dominion Files $1.3 Billion Defamation Suit Against Rudy Giuliani

The crackdown on crackpot Kraken claims continues.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.25.2021 12:33 PM

Defamation

Dominion Seeks to Beach the Kraken, Prompts Pillow Fight (UPDATED)

Threats of defamation suits have prompted corrective statements on Fox and Newsmax, but My Pillow CEO wants to fight.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.18.2021 10:31 PM

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Defamation

An Abject Apology Highlights the Legal Exposure for Promoters of Trump's Election Fraud Fantasies

American Thinker says its claims about Dominion Voting Systems were "completely false."

Jacob Sullum | 1.17.2021 5:45 PM

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Conspiracy Theories

Sidney Powell's Loony Election Claims, Which Gave Birth to the Deadly Capitol Invasion, May Finally Cost Her

Dominion Voting Systems, the focus of the former Trump campaign lawyer's conspiracy theory, is seeking $1.3 billion from her for defamation.

Jacob Sullum | 1.11.2021 3:05 PM

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Trump's Lawyers Surrender in Georgia Despite Giuliani's 'Conclusive Proof' of Election Fraud

Trump attorney Kurt Hilbert claimed he had reached settlement agreements with state officials, which was news to them.

Jacob Sullum | 1.10.2021 6:00 PM

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Election 2020

A Vilified Dominion Executive Sues Promoters of a Bizarre Tale at the Center of Trump's Election Conspiracy Theory

Eric Coomer says the claim that he bragged about fixing the election during an "antifa conference call" provoked a torrent of abuse and death threats.

Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2020 1:40 PM

Defamation

Defamation Lawsuits May Leash the Kraken

The first defamation lawsuit against the Trump campaign and its allies has been filed. More seem likely.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.23.2020 6:32 PM

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Reason Roundup

Lawsuit Against 'Shitty Media Men' List Creator Can Proceed, Judge Says

Plus: Tech giants will testify in Congressional antitrust hearing, Seattle police clear out CHOP, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.2.2020 9:30 AM

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Free Speech

Trump Campaign Sues TV Station for Running 'Defamatory' Coronavirus Attack Ad

The lawsuit is the latest in a string of frivolous suits the president's reelection campaign has filed against media outlets.

C.J. Ciaramella | 4.13.2020 2:31 PM

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Reason Roundup

The Trump Campaign Sues Another Newspaper

Plus: Judge rejects Gabbard's Google lawsuit, Bloomberg drops out, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.5.2020 9:35 AM

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Reason Roundup

Kesha Defamed Former Producer in Private Text to Lady Gaga About Rape, Says Judge

Plus: Maybe Buttigieg didn't win Iowa? Vermont considers decriminalizing prostitution. Customs and Border Protection gets a status change. And more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.7.2020 9:30 AM

Defamation

Gabbard v. Clinton

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is filing a defamation suit against Hillary Clinton

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 1.22.2020 5:42 PM

Hawk dressed in dove white?

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Tulsi Gabbard Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton Over 'Russian Asset' Comments

The lawsuit might be good politics, but it's bad for free speech.

Christian Britschgi | 1.22.2020 10:55 AM

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Psychology/Psychiatry

Dismissing Her Political Opponents As Mentally Ill, Yale Psychiatrist Diagnoses Alan Dershowitz

By complaining to Yale about Bandy Lee's violation of the Goldwater Rule, Dershowitz lets her portray herself as a brave dissident.

Jacob Sullum | 1.13.2020 3:00 PM

First Amendment

SCOTUS Takes a Pass on Michael Mann's Defamation Suit (at least for now)

Justice Alito dissents from the denial of certiorari in National Review v. Mann

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.29.2019 7:54 PM

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Free Speech

Hillary Clinton's 'Russian Asset' Comment About Tulsi Gabbard Was Dumb, Not Defamatory

"Your statement is defamatory, and we demand that you retract it immediately," Gabbard's lawyer wrote in a letter.

Billy Binion | 11.12.2019 5:39 PM

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Defamation

Was Charging Sarah Palin With Complicity in Mass Murder an Honest Mistake?

The former vice presidential candidate's revived defamation suit against The New York Times highlights the hazards of us-versus-them thinking.

Jacob Sullum | 8.8.2019 3:40 PM

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Defamation

The Dismissal of Nicholas Sandmann's Lawsuit Shows There's a Difference Between Unfair Press Coverage and Libel

While the teenager has a legitimate beef about coverage of his encounter with Native American activist Nathan Phillips, that doesn't mean he has a legal cause of action.

Jacob Sullum | 7.29.2019 11:15 AM

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Sexual Harassment

Prominent Pornography Researcher Frames Defamation Claims As Sexual Harassment, Prompting a Defamation Suit by Her Target

Nicole Prause and Donald Hilton, longtime opponents on the subject of pornography, are now facing off in court.

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2019 11:00 AM

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Free Speech

Oberlin Has Been Ordered to Pay $44 Million in a Defamation Lawsuit. The Punishment Doesn't Fit the Crime.

A local bakery accused the college of defamation after students launched a public campaign against the store for racial profiling. Oberlin mounted a free speech defense.

Billy Binion | 6.24.2019 10:40 AM

Defamation

Libel, Time, Brexit, and Monaco

An allegedly bogus dossier on plaintiff was sent by defendant to a third party in 2003 -- and then hit the news in 2017. Can plaintiff sue for libel?

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.3.2019 8:17 PM

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Defamation

Nick Sandmann Sues Washington Post for $250 Million

Irina Manta |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.20.2019 9:54 AM

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First Amendment

SCOTUS Won't Hear Defamation Case Against Bill Cosby; Clarence Thomas Has Issues with Landmark First Amendment Ruling [UPDATED]

Thomas thinks the Supreme Court may have erred in its 1964 NYT v. Sullivan ruling.

Joe Setyon | 2.19.2019 12:50 PM

Defamation

ACLU (N.H.) Challenging Criminal Libel Statute

The Supreme Court, though, has suggested that such laws, if narrow enough, are constitutional.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.18.2018 9:21 PM

Defamation

Is Accurately Repeating a Defamatory Allegation Itself Defamatory?

It's complicated.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.7.2018 11:48 AM

Defamation

No Preliminary Injunction Against Alleged Political Campaign Libel, Rules Federal Judge

Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson was trying to block ads that criticized her and allegedly defamed her.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.2.2018 1:48 PM

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First Amendment

Trump Beat Stormy Daniels' Defamation Claim With a Law Aimed at Rich Bullies Like Him

The president, who routinely threatens to sue people for saying things he does not like, deployed an anti-SLAPP law in his own defense.

Jacob Sullum | 10.17.2018 3:15 PM

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Joe Arpaio

Joe Arpaio Sues for $147 Million Over New York Times Op-Ed Slamming His Cruelty

The op-ed's claims are harsh, but they're also true.

Joe Setyon | 10.17.2018 12:50 PM

Defamation

When Do Changes to a Web Page Restart the Statute of Limitations?

The New Jersey Supreme Court answers.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.7.2018 6:11 PM

Defamation

Jacobson Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against Other Scientists

After an initial hearing, Stanford's Mark Jacobson thinks better of pursuing a scientific disagreement in court.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.23.2018 8:02 AM

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Donald Trump

No, Trump Still Can't Outlaw Mocking Him

When it comes to "opening up" the First Amendment, the president's bark is worse than his bite.

Alec Ward | 1.11.2018 10:01 AM

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Police

Sheriff Forced to Pay After Ordering Raid on Blogger Who Criticized Him

"In our case, he stepped on the wrong people's constitutional rights because we knew our rights."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.8.2017 1:15 PM

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Defamation

Decision Dismissing Sarah Palin's Libel Suit Is an Embarrassment to the Times

The ruling shows how carelessly the paper peddled nonsense about Republican rhetoric and mass murder.

Jacob Sullum | 8.30.2017 4:35 PM

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Michael Mann

Climate Scientist Michael Mann's Defamation Lawsuit Against Critics Can Proceed, Rules Court

'Trump hasn't even taken office and it's already becoming easier to sue people for defamation.'

Ronald Bailey | 12.22.2016 5:15 PM

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