THE subject of libel and its restraint by legal penalty is one of immense difficulty both in England and the United States, owing to the rôle which has been assigned in both countries to public ...

A 1964 Supreme Court decision affords the press strong protections against costly defamation lawsuits. That’s why a dangerous new movement is trying to overturn it. Trump’s litigiousness dates back to ...

Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch call for overruling New York Times v. Sullivan in their dissent over the CNN-Dershowitz ...

On February 13, 1903, a peasant in the Russian town of Dubossary found the body of a 14-year-old boy, Mikhail Rybachenko, in a garden by the Dniester River. Rybachenko had disappeared the Sunday ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The other day, President Trump delivered an unexpected outburst about changing the nation’s libel laws. This is what he said ...

“Heed Their Rising Voices,” proclaimed the full-page ad that appeared in the Tuesday, March 29, 1960, edition of the New York Times. The ad requested donations to support the legal defense of Martin ...

When Robin Bierstedt joined the Time Inc. legal department in 1983, there were 20 active libel cases pending against the company. In her 27-year career, she has taken on dozens of spurned public ...

FILE - This Sept. 20, 2010 file photo shows musician Courtney Love in New York. Love hadn’t been born and tweeting was reserved for birds when The New York Times won a landmark libel case at the ...

A company run by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and his family is suing Rick Jackson, saying his campaign for governor falsely accuses it of operating an illegal casino.

The reality star turned presidential candidate is on the record saying a slew of outrageous things, which could hurt him in future defamation suits. By Ashley Cullins There’s a legal defense that ...