Trump Sued for Defamation by Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ October 22, 2024 By Zoe Tillman Donald Trump is facing a defamation lawsuit over comments he made during the September presidential debate about five men who...
Acquitted Yale Student Sues Women’s Groups for Calling Him a Rapist August 23, 2024 By Susan Haigh An expelled Yale University student who was acquitted of sex assault charges in 2018 is now suing 15 women’s advocacy...
Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr. Settle Legal and Personal Disputes August 1, 2024 Four years after Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as the head of Liberty University amid a series of personal scandals, he...
Religious Liberty Bars Priest’s Defamation Claim Against Bishop, Virginia Court Rules July 18, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A priest’s defamation claim against his bishop is barred by the religious liberty protections in the First Amendment of the...
All the Major Legal Battles Elon Musk and His Companies Are Facing June 10, 2024 By Rachel Graf Elon Musk and his companies are embroiled in dozens of lawsuits, ranging from fatal crashes blamed on Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot...
Ex-Prosecutor Settles Defamation Suit Against Netflix Over Central Park Five Series June 7, 2024 Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday they’ve settled the defamation lawsuit she filed four years ago over...
Catholic News Site to Pay $500K to New Hampshire Priest in Defamation Case March 6, 2024 By Peter Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A far-right, unofficial Catholic media website has agreed to pay $500,000 to a New Hampshire priest who sued for defamation...
Oklahoma Man Falsely Identified as Racist Announcer Awarded $25M February 7, 2024 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma jury awarded a man $25 million on Monday after finding the state’s largest newspaper...
Sandy Hook Denier Alex Jones Eyes Settlement With Families, Bankruptcy Exit January 25, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth March Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones could exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by late March or early April, his lawyer...
Sandy Hook Families Offer to Settle Alex Jones’ $1.5 Billion Debt for $85 Million November 29, 2023 By Dave Collins Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1.5 billion in legal judgments against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012...