https://chuffed.org/project/enough-peter-dutton
In April 2021, Australian Defence Minister, Peter Dutton, launched defamation proceedings in the Federal Court against refugee activist Shane Bazzi, after...
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https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/event/media-the-law-what-journalists-need-to-know-about-copyright-defamation-suits/
Jun 7, 2024 - Attorney Chad Bowman of Ballard Spahr will outline copyright and libel law essentials for today’s media environment and take questions to help journalists...
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https://www.propublica.org/article/bud-frazier-dismissed-libel-lawsuit
Sep 23, 2024 - After publishing a story on a doctor accused of violating federal research rules and skirting ethical guidelines, ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein was named in...
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/negative-review-comment-defamation-sued-lawsuit-social-media-cna-explains-5344401
Is it still defamation if a post is private? What if it’s just an opinion that the products or services are bad?
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https://theblast.com/750961/vanderpump-villa-marciano-mormon-wives-demi-defamation-fans-side/
Dec 6, 2025 - The not-so-secret lives of “Mormon Wives” have dragged “Vanderpump Villa” star Marciano to the frontline of the drama with Demi once again.
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https://www.casinonewsdaily.com/blog/2025/10/22/playtech-identified-as-responsible-for-defamatory-campaign-against-evolution-ab/
Oct 22, 2025 - Playtech has been identified as the client behind a defamatory report against Evolution AB. Legal actions are ongoing after the court found the report false.
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https://www.thewrap.com/the-new-york-times-trump-15-billion-defamation-lawsuit-refiled/
Oct 17, 2025 - The New York Times issued a scathing statement in response to President Donald Trump refiling his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against them.
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annabetts/dominion-v-fox-news-defamation-trial-begins
Apr 17, 2023 - Already, the case has given people an unprecedented look inside Fox News and the chaos behind the coverage of the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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https://www.indiatodayne.in/elections/video/btc-polls-promod-boro-hits-back-at-akhil-gogoi-over-land-allegations-warns-of-defamation-case-1279836-2025-09-19
Sep 19, 2025 - Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Chief Executive Member (CEM) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) president Promod Boro on September 19 strongly...
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https://www.nycomdiv.com/2025/09/defamation-in-business-disputes-executive-held-personally-liable-for-false-kick-back-accusation/
Sep 5, 2025 - On June 18, 2025, Justice Andrew Borrok of the Manhattan Commercial Division issued a post-trial decision in IGC 444 Park LLC et al. v. 444 PAS Restaurant
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https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/story/netflix-challenges-sameer-wankhedes-defamation-suit-says-allegations-are-part-of-satirical-bollywood-series-504063-2025-11-27
Nov 27, 2025 - The court has asked Wankhede’s counsel to file details of the orders passed in the ED and CBI inquiries against him, along with a note on rejoinder...
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https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-access-hollywood-tape-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial-rcna74840
Oct 30, 2025 - Former President Donald Trump can’t keep the infamous ‘Access Hollywood’ tape evidence from the jury in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case, a judge has...
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https://inforrm.org/2022/12/29/top-10-defamation-cases-2022-a-selection-suneet-sharma/
Inforrm reported on a large number of defamation cases from around the world in 2022. Following my widely read posts on 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and...
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https://www.slj.com/story/Defendant-Defamation-Case-Apologizes-Amanda-Jones-Admits-Statements-Were-Not-True-News-Bites
Ryan Thames, one of the plaintiffs in Amanda Jones’s defamation suit in Louisiana, posted an apology admitting that his previous statements about Jones...
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https://www.rediff.com/news/report/defamation-case-rahul-records-statement-in-up-court/20260220.htm
Feb 20, 2026 - Rahul Gandhi appeared before an MP-MLA court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, to record his statement in a defamation case related to his 2018 remarks against Amit...
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15495749/Amber-Heard-rare-remarks-impact-Johnny-Depp-defamation-trial.html
Jan 25, 2026 - Amber Heard has made rare remarks on how the 2022 defamation trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp has impacted her life years later.
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https://www.dramatistsguild.com/thedramatist/dg-glossary-defamation
The primary legal claim a dramatist needs to be wary of when writing about real people is defamation. Defamation is a state tort claim for harm to one’s...
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https://www.alleghenyfront.org/cnx-capital-main-fracking-federal-lawsuit-defamation/
Nov 25, 2025 - Natural gas company CNX is suing Capital & Main for defamation in federal court for its article about the company’s air monitoring initiative.
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https://7amleh.org/post/7amleh-condemns-defamation-campaign-against-karaja-en
7amleh Condemns Defamation Campaign Against Human Rights Defender Mohannad Karaja
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https://minnlawyer.com/2025/11/05/minnesota-defamation-lawsuit-foothills-student-ruling/
Nov 5, 2025 - The Minnesota Court of Appeals revived a defamation suit by a former student accused of cheating, finding factual disputes over a principal’s motive.
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https://inforrm.org/2019/01/04/top-10-defamation-cases-of-2018-a-selection-suneet-sharma/
Inforrm reported on a large number of defamation cases from around the world in 2018. Following the widely read post on 2017 cases, this is my selection of...
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https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/06/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-case-verdict
Jun 1, 2022 - After the six-week trial, and about 12 hours of deliberation over three days, the jury has decided that Heard defamed Depp with actual malice in her 2018...
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https://litigation.1984.hosting/
Dec 23, 2023 - has decided to litigate for the discontinuation of hosting of the web site mapliberation.org We will defend our hosting of this website all the way to the...
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https://ecnl.org/publications/analysis-amendments-criminal-code-republika-srpska-defamation
The provisions pose problems for the freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly of anyone, including activists and human rights defenders, both...
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/26/thailand-australian-journalist-charged-with-defamation
Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against the Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted for reporting on Malaysia’s...
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https://www.gluckstein.com/news-item/will-a-bc-court-ruling-on-sexual-assault-defamation-have-a-chilling-effect-on-survivors
Jun 10, 2025 - This blog outlines a sexual assault defamation case in BC & underscores the need for survivors & their allies to speak out cautiously, yet not...
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https://www.pulse.com.gh/story/sammy-gyamfi-sues-afia-schwarzenegger-for-ghcedi10-million-over-defamation-claims-2025072316173588843?utm_campaign=share-button&utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link
Jan 9, 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD), Sammy Gyamfi, has filed a defamation lawsuit against popular media personality Valentina Nana...
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https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/explained-the-legal-settlement-between-amber-heard-and-johnny-depp-in-the-defamation-case-11839621.html
Dec 20, 2022 - Amber Heard, found guilty of defaming her former husband Johnny Depp, has agreed to a legal settlement. This puts an end to any further litigation between the...
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https://klinedinstlaw.com/news/dan-lawton-defamation-panel-san-diego
Oct 2, 2025 - Klinedinst Shareholder Dan Lawton led a defamation law panel, offering strategies on reputation, speech, and litigation risk.
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https://www.adomonline.com/cdd-ghana-boss-slams-police-for-wasting-resources-on-defamation-arrest-instead-of-fighting-galamsey/
Nov 29, 2025 - The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Governance (CDD-Ghana), Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, has criticised the Ghana Police Service (GPS)
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https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26904734-civil-files-case-2018-cv-0000330-2018-03-14-slander-defamation-complaint/
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https://www.mediadefence.org/resources/defending-the-media-in-defamation-cases-factsheet/
Nov 5, 2020 - Defamation can be described in a number of ways – but is broadly understood as the communication of a false statement that unjustly causes harm or detriment...
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https://floridapolitics.com/archives/745278-matriarch-of-wealthy-real-estate-family-sues-ex-employee-for-defamation-over-toxic-land-claims/
Jun 28, 2025 - The original case fizzled out in Fort Myers, but the legal fight is heating up again in Utah.
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https://www.giambronelaw.com/site/servicesforindividuals/defamation-slander-libel/
Giambrone: Protecting reputations from unjust harm. Leading in defamation law, securing apologies & compensation. Experts in media disputes & privacy.
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https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/music/186642/drake-defamation-lawsuit-kendrick-lamar
Oct 10, 2025 - Drake shared somewhat of a blunt response after his Universal Music Group lawsuit got tossed out by a US judge on Thursday, October 9
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https://www.crikey.com.au/topic/defamation-law/
Read more of Crikey's coverage of defamation law.
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https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/12/06/defamation-battleground-culture-wars/
Dec 6, 2023 - Politicians have always pursued defamation cases, but it seems right-wing figures are using defamation to pursue culture wars too
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https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/06/christian-porter-law-firm-abc-defamation-cases/
Feb 5, 2025 - Christian Porter has shut down his law firm, the ABC is spending millions on defamation cases, and diplomats in LA request a Range Rover.
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https://www.myjoyonline.com/cdd-boss-slams-police-for-wasting-scarce-resources-on-defamation-arrests-demands-focus-shift-to-galamsey/
The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Governance (CDD Ghana), Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, has condemned the Ghana Police Service (GPS)...
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/bruce-lehrmann-launches-high-court-appeal/106201754
Jan 5, 2026 - Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann takes his appeal to the High Court against the findings that he, on the balance of probabilities, raped Brittany Higgins...
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https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/e-jean-carroll-defamation-trump-loses-83-million-rcna229822
Sep 8, 2025 - Donald Trump suffered his latest legal loss on his personal docket when an appellate panel rejected his attempt to overturn the $83.3 million in defamation...
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https://newscentraltv.com/akpabio-drops-all-defamation-lawsuits/
Jan 1, 2026 - Senate President Godswill Akpabio has directed his legal team to withdraw all pending defamation suits against various individuals
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/11/14/bbc-apologizes-to-trump-rejects-defamation-claim_6747446_4.html
The British broadcaster's chair sent a letter to the White House to make it clear that 'he and the corporation are sorry for the edit of the president's...
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https://www.moneycontrol.com/europe/?url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/priya-kapur-files-criminal-defamation-case-against-sanjay-kapur-s-sister-alleges-attempt-to-destroy-her-reputation-13777127.html
Appearing before the court, advocate Maninder Singh submitted that the conduct in question clearly amounts to the offence of criminal defamation under the...
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https://www.mykbaxtermarketing.com/when-words-wound-the-mental-toll-of-online-defamation/
Nov 14, 2025 - In the digital age, reputation is everything. It shapes how people see you, trust you and choose to do business with you. But in the same world where we...
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/nick-sandmann-covington-catholic-case-reopened
Oct 29, 2019 - A federal judge in Kentucky partially reopened Nicholas Sandmann's lawsuit against The Washington Post, which was initially dismissed in July.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4417159/ex-nypd-commissioner-sues-eric-adams-defamation-mental-decline-claims/
Jan 13, 2026 - Tom Donlon, former interim New York City Police Department commissioner, is suing former New York Mayor Eric Adams for defamation.
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/erika-kirk-40-million-lawsuit/?collection=471648
Online users began sharing this rumor just before ABC's suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/defamation-case-against-rahul-gandhi-court-fixes-next-date-of-hearing/articleshow/128595511.cms
Feb 20, 2026 - Rahul Gandhi appeared in a Sultanpur court on Friday. He recorded his statement in a 2018 defamation case. The case relates to remarks made against Union Home...
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https://inforrm.org/2018/01/26/top-10-defamation-cases-of-2017-a-selection-suneet-sharma/
Inforrm reported on a large number of defamation cases from around the world in 2017. This is my selection of the most legally and factually interesting cases...
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https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-11-21-axed-environment-minister-dion-george-suing-for-millions-for-defamation/
Nov 21, 2025 - Dion George has broken his silence with a statement expressing the belief that he was fired as Environment Minister because of his stand against illicit...
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https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/news/courts/us-judge-clears-elon-musks-x-to-revive-thermonuclear-defamation-case-in-ireland-after-libel-tourism-suit-was-blocked-by-court-last-year/a1180632108.html
Elon Musk’s X can pursue a “thermonuclear” defamation case in Ireland against a liberal media watchdog after a US appeals court lifted an order blocking...
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https://podcasts.indiatoday.in/news/news-at-2/india-joins-pax-silica-alliance-rahul-gandhi-appears-in-amit-shah-defamation-case-sc-rejects-plea-naming-babur-mosque-1349026-2026-02-20?utm_source=it
India Joins Pax Silica Alliance; Rahul Gandhi Appears In Amit Shah Defamation Case; SC Rejects Plea Naming 'Babur' Mosque
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https://www.billboard.com/pro/dina-lapolt-defamation-lawsuit-ex-law-partner-mentee/
Jan 3, 2026 - Dina LaPolt, a powerhouse music attorney, brought a lawsuit against an ex-law partner and mentee for allegedly disparaging her to clients and others.
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https://airmail.news/issues/2025-11-22/the-view-from-here
Dec 5, 2025 - Donald Trump has sued, or threatened to sue, a growing number of journalists and media organizations for defamation, but rarely wins such lawsuits in court.
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https://www.law.com/2026/01/08/shifting-blame-stylist-sues-saks-for-being-accused-of-theft-defamation/?slreturn=20260118131435
Jan 8, 2026 - According to data from Law.com Radar, Saks Global has been hit by at least 13 lawsuits in the last year, with complaints ranging from employment claims to...
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/crime-legal/tachibana-indictment-defamation/
Takashi Tachibana had been arrested Nov. 9 for allegedly disseminating false information about a former Hyogo prefectural assembly member.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-30/drake-appeals-defamation-loss-over-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us/105950556
Oct 30, 2025 - Superstar rapper Drake is appealing the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the Kendrick Lamar diss track Not Like Us.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/trump_may_have_to_file_a_few_defamation_suits_against_democrats.html
President Trump has shown himself willing to sue those people who libel him. I hope he’s paying attention to the libelous statements that Democrats are...
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https://www.semafor.com/article/12/16/2025/trump-sues-the-bbc-for-10b-over-misleading-documentary
Dec 16, 2025 - The edit of Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 speech at the US Capitol gave the impression that the president called for violence.
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https://inforrm.org/2020/12/31/top-10-defamation-cases-of-2020-a-selection-suneet-sharma/
Inforrm reported on a large number of defamation cases from around the world in 2020. Following my widely read posts on 2017, 2018 and 2019 defamation...
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https://artscanvas.org/music/drakes-defamation-suit-against-label-over-kendrick-lamars-not-like-us-tossed-by-judge
Oct 9, 2025 - Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the lawsuit in a written opinion that began by citing “the vitriolic war of words” and saying the case arose...
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https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/law-regulation/tvnz-wins-high-court-defamation-battle-over-talleys-safety-reporting
South Island food producer Talley’s has lost its defamation case against Television New Zealand (TVNZ), with the High Court at Auckland comprehensively...
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https://www.carter-ruck.com/insight/claire-gill-speaking-at-the-media-disputes-defamation-privacy-reputation-management-forum/
Feb 27, 2024 - Claire Gill has been invited to speak at the ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes | TL4D conference on Media Disputes: Defamation, Privacy & Reputation Management....
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