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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Defamation vs. Free Speech

The concepts of defamation and free speech often collide, raising questions about where the line should be drawn between the right to express oneself and the responsibility to prevent harm to others. While free speech is one...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at the Ninth: Danish Cults and Defamation

This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the First Amendment “limited-purpose public figure” doctrine in the context of a charitable organization’s fundraising activities.  The Court holds that charitable organizations...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Additional Thoughts on “The Right to Hide the Published Truth”

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Private citizens have a right to remove significant falsehoods from the public record. The law of defamation clearly allows for retractions and damage payments if provable lies are published....more

Butler Snow LLP

First Amendment Protects Radio Station’s Criticism of NCAA Referee

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On Thursday, February 27, 2020, the Sixth Circuit affirmed dismissal of an NCAA referee’s lawsuit against a Kentucky radio station for allegedly inciting harassment against him and his roofing business through its coverage of...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Second Circuit Eliminates Iqbal Hearings

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The Second Circuit has breathed new life into Sarah Palin’s case against the New York Times by rejecting the use of an unusual “Iqbal” hearing to determine the plausibility of her allegations....more

Troutman Pepper

#MeToo and the Media

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In the past year, allegations of sexual misconduct have regularly made headlines in top news outlets across the United States. The #MeToo movement has encouraged many individuals to make public the details of sometimes...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Without Doubt, Anonymous Sources Do Not Equate to Actual Malice

On April 25, 2018, the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Venezuela’s “Number Two” politician’s, Diosdado Cabello-Rondon (“Cabello”), libel suit against Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”). The...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

11th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Ex-NFL Coach's Defamation Action

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A federal appeals court has ruled that a former Miami Dolphins coach—accused of bullying a player—did not have a valid defamation claim against a law firm that investigated the team's locker room culture....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Palin v. The New York Times Co.: Newspaper Wins, Palin Loses

Bottom line: On August 29, 2017, Southern District of New York Judge Jed S. Rakoff dismissed, with prejudice, Sarah Palin’s defamation complaint against the New York Times Company. The dispute arose from an editorial first...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Palin v. The New York Times Co.: Newspaper Mounts Robust Defense to Defamation Lawsuit

The New York Times is defending itself against a defamation lawsuit brought by former Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, as the newspaper asserted in a recent motion to dismiss that the...more

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