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Defamation
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Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner Sue Ray J for Defamation Over Racketeering Claims

They say Ray J falsely claimed that he was working with federal investigators on a racketeering case against them that will soon lead to their indictment.

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Mike Lindell, business man also known as My Pillow Guy, speaks at an event held by the national conservative political movement, 'Turning Point' in Detroit

Judge Rules ‘MyPillow Guy’ Mike Lindell Defamed Smartmatic With False Claims on Voting Machines

But the judge deferred until future proceedings the question of whether Lindell acted with the “actual malice” that Smartmatic still needs to prove to collect any damages.

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs defamation lawsuit at the District Courthouse in Washington

Rudy Giuliani and Dominion Voting Systems Settle Defamation Suit Over His 2020 Election Claims

Dominion’s lawsuit was among a series of legal and financial setbacks for Giuliani stemming from his role in spreading election conspiracy theories.

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Federal Judge Tosses Trump’s $15B Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times

The judge ruled that Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case.

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Judge Dismisses Indigenous Amazon Tribe’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times and TMZ

The lawsuit claimed the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.

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Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times

The lawsuit names several articles and one book written by two of the publication’s journalists and published in the leadup to the 2024 election.

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Far-right radio host Alex Jones speaks at an event held by the national conservative political movement, 'Turning Point' in Detroit

Alex Jones Asks Supreme Court To Hear Appeal of $1.4 Billion Sandy Hook Judgment

Jones' lawyers say that public figures such as the Sandy Hook families have to prove their defamation claims against journalists such as Jones.

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E. Jean Carroll at Manhattan federal court in New York

Appeals Court Upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 Million Defamation Judgment Against President Trump

That award followed a separate trial, in which Trump was found liable for sexually abusing Carroll and ordered to pay $5 million.

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