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Alan Dershowitz Sues CNN for $300 Million, Alleging Defamation

Former law professor Alan Dershowitz sued CNN for $300 million on Sept. 15, alleging the cable news network defamed him. Dershowitz's lawsuit claims CNN left out a crucial portion of public ...

September 16, 2020BY Zachary Stieber

DOJ Seeks to Defend Trump in Rape Accuser’s Defamation Lawsuit

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday asked to take over President Donald Trump’s defense in a defamation ...

September 9, 2020BY Mimi Nguyen Ly

The Strategy to Stop Fake News—Sue the Media

Commentary An important legal settlement was reached recently that pretty much flew under the radar. This settlement—a $250 ...

August 15, 2020BY Diane Dimond

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sued by Racing Supremo for Portraying Him Condoning Wholesale Horse Slaughter

Racing heavyweight Peter V’landys is suing the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for defamation after the "7.30" program allegedly ...

July 28, 2020BY Daniel Y. Teng

Trump Campaign Sues Super PAC Over Ad Claiming President Called Virus a Hoax

The Trump campaign filed a defamation lawsuit against a pro-Democrat super PAC over an advert that featured a ...

June 25, 2020BY Mimi Nguyen Ly

Judge Orders Alex Jones to Pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook Defamation Case

InfoWars founder Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $100,000 to the plaintiff in a defamation case. Four ...

December 31, 2019BY Zachary Stieber

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Wins Defamation Trial Over ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet

A federal court jury in Los Angeles on Friday found in favor of Tesla CEO Elon Musk in ...

December 6, 2019BY Reuters

No Apology to Elon Musk From British Diver at ‘Pedo Guy’ Defamation Trial

LOS ANGELES—The British cave explorer suing Elon Musk for calling him a "pedo guy" on Twitter testified on ...

December 6, 2019BY Reuters

Elon Musk Faces Defamation Trial for ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet

LOS ANGELES—Elon Musk is going on trial for some tweets he made in a defamation lawsuit pitting the ...

December 3, 2019BY The Associated Press

Hanson-Young Wins $120K Defamation Award

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has won her defamation lawsuit against former senator David Leyonhjelm, who's been ordered to ...

November 25, 2019BY AAP

Judge Dismisses Nick Sandmann’s Lawsuit Against The Washington Post

A federal judge in Kentucky dismissed a lawsuit against The Washington Post brought by Nick Sandmann, one of ...

July 26, 2019BY Petr Svab

Geoffrey Rush Wanted To Settle For $50K And Apology in Defamation Case

Actor Geoffrey Rush will receive A$2.9 million ($2 million) from the Daily Telegraph after he won his defamation ...

May 23, 2019BY AAP

Rep. Nunes Sues News Publisher McClatchy for $150 Million, Alleges ‘Smear Campaign’

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) filed a lawsuit against newspaper publisher The McClatchy Co. and political operative Liz Mair, ...

April 9, 2019BY Petr Svab

Former Senate Candidate Sues GOP, Media for Defamation

A former coal executive is suing a slew of media outlets and an arm of the Republican Party ...

March 17, 2019BY Matthew Vadum

After CNN, Lawsuits May Hit NBC, HBO, AP, Says Covington Student’s Lawyer

Legacy media NBC, HBO, and The Associated Press may be next in line to be sued for their ...

March 14, 2019BY Petr Svab

Stormy Daniels Ordered to Pay President Trump $293K in Legal Fees

Pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels must pay President Donald Trump nearly $293,000 for his legal fees and another ...

December 11, 2018BY Mimi Nguyen Ly

Venezuela Amps Up Media Repression by Sentencing Newspaper Publisher to Prison

A court in Venezuela’s mineral-rich state of Bolívar has sentenced David Natera, the 74-year-old publisher of one of ...

April 2, 2016BY Lance Lattig and Marco Aponte-Moreno