Jury Trial, First Amendment

Wynn v. The Associated Press, et al.: A Recent Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Highlights Challenges to New York Times v....

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 3/7/2025

The 1964 Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan, which requires public officials to prove “actual malice” to succeed on a defamation claim, was a watershed moment in defamation law. Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts was...more

The Second Circuit Revives Sarah Palin’s Defamation Suit Against The New York Times

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/9/2025

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has once again revived Sarah Palin’s longstanding defamation suit against The New York Times. The Second Circuit’s opinion highlights important procedural and substantive issues in...more

Virginia's Not For Lovers: Why Virginia May See More Defamation Claims After Depp v. Heard

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/7/2022

In the wake of the recent six-week-long trial and defamation verdict in favor of Johnny Depp in Virginia's Fairfax County Circuit Court, many are asking what led to this outcome. Holland & Knight litigators share three...more

My First Trial: Lessons I Learned in a Pelican Bay Prison Case

WilmerHale on 7/6/2016

I was 16 years old when, like much of the nation, I became transfixed by the O.J. Simpson criminal trial. I knew then I wanted to be a lawyer. Fast forward 20 years to a federal courtroom in San Francisco where I represented...more

State Supreme Court Strikes Down Washington’s Anti-SLAPP Statute

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/5/2016

The Washington Supreme Court in May struck down the state’s 2010 anti-SLAPP statute, holding in a unanimous opinion that the law violates the state constitution’s right to a jury trial and is invalid on its face. The...more

SLAPPed Down: Washington Supreme Court Declares Anti-SLAPP Statute Unconstitutional

K&L Gates LLP on 6/5/2015

On May 28, the Washington Supreme Court held in Davis v. Cox that the state’s primary anti-SLAPP statute, RCW 4.24.525, violates the right to a jury trial guaranteed by the Washington Constitution. The statute, which creates...more