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Defamation
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Trump Campaign Manager Sues the Daily Beast Over Stories on How Much He Earned

The Daily Beast said the lawsuit “is meritless and a transparent attempt to intimidate the Beast and silence the independent press.”

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Sarah Palin Case May Indicate Cracks in NYT v. Sullivan Actual Malice Test

My best evidence of that modern backlash against NYT v. Sullivan is the protracted legal battle over a defamation claim brought by Sarah Palin against The New York Times.

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Lobster Fishermen Can Sue Environmental Group for Defamation, Judge Says

The defamation lawsuit stems from a report that described Maine lobster as an unwise choice for consumers.

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Texas Pipeline Company’s $300M Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Heads to Trial

Greenpeace representatives say the case is an example of corporations abusing the legal system to go after critics and is a critical test of free speech and protest rights.

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Greenpeace Says a Pipeline Company’s Lawsuit Threatens the Organization’s Future

Representatives of the environmental organization founded over 50 years ago said the company just wants to silence oil industry critics.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sues NBC Over New Documentary as He Awaits Trafficking Trial

The lawsuit says the documentary included statements that NBC Universal either knew were false or published with reckless disregard for the truth.

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Blake Lively Is Sued by Texas Crisis Specialist in Latest ‘It Ends With Us’ Lawsuit

The specialist filed the $7 million defamation lawsuit in federal court, which says he had nothing to do with any campaign to harm Lively’s reputation as she alleged in a court filing.

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CNN Found Guilty in Florida Trial of Libeling Navy Veteran in 2021 Story

A Florida jury found CNN guilty of libeling a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover.

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