Alex Jones Can’t Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Paying Sandy Hook Families, Judge Rules
The decision is another significant defeat for Jones in the wake of juries punishing him over spreading falsehoods about the nation’s deadliest school shooting.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Seeking Reconsideration of Defamation Protections
The Supreme Court declined to hear a case requesting the reconsideration of the “actual malice” standard as applied to public officials in media defamation cases.
Nebraska Lawmaker’s Defamation Suit Against PAC That Labeled Her a ‘Groomer’ Dismissed
A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Nebraska lawmaker against a conservative political action committee that labeled her a child “groomer” and sexual abuser in online posts, citing the constitutional right to free speech.
Trump Found Liable Once Again for Defaming E. Jean Carroll
Four months after a jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that still more of the ex-president’s comments about her were libelous. The decision means that an upcoming second civil trial will concern only how much more he has to pay her.
Judge Finds Rudy Giuliani Liable for Defaming Georgia Election Workers
A federal judge entered a default judgment Wednesday against Rudy Giuliani in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of participating in fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
Libel Lawsuit Filed in Georgia Against ChatGPT Parent Company OpenAI
A Georgia talk-show radio host sued OpenAI, the company that owns ChatGPT, for libel June 5 after the artificial intelligence chat bot shared false information about the host to a journalist.
Trump’s Media Company Sues The Washington Post for Defamation, Requests $3.78B in Damages
Donald Trump’s media company which owns his Twitter-like platform, Truth Social, sued the Washington Post May 20 for $3.78 billion in damages, claiming a recently published article on the media company’s finances is defamatory.
A jury of six men and three women unanimously found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll and awarded her $5 million in damages.