Learn what defamation means in U.S. law, how it works, and what you can do if someone spreads false claims that hurt your ...

A federal judge stopped short on Monday of completely dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by former Southern Baptist ...

Sherry Zane, the UConn professor who was arrested for allegedly using university funding for personal trips filed a civil ...

Although most states recognize false light, some have rejected it, usually because it is similar to the tort of defamation. However, unlike libel plaintiffs, false light plaintiffs need not show that ...

It is often said that truth is an absolute defense to a claim of defamation. But there is more to it than that. While truth is a powerful shield against defamation claims, New York law recognizes ...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case brought by casino mogul and Trump donor Steve Wynn that would have ...

Thanks to some rushed lawmaking late last year, the federal government has just undone reforms that prevent ordinary people ...

Four Thai pro-democracy leaders detained under royal defamation law Voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic on Thursday filed a $2.7 billion defamation suit, naming Fox News, three of its anchors ...