Indonesia retains several criminal defamation laws, including in the new 2022 criminal code, that do not meet international standards. In March 2024, the Constitutional Court found three defamation ...

Defamation, slander, and libel are terms that are frequently confused with each other, LegalZoom says. They all fall into the same category of law and have to do with communications that falsely ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking Fox News to court, filing a $787 million defamation lawsuit over what he calls a deceptively edited video clip aired by host Jesse Watters. Newsom says the ...

Defamation plaintiffs are increasingly turning to federal courts in states with strong anti-SLAPP statutes, seeking a more favorable forum. This shift highlights the complex interplay between state ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have filed a defamation lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court against conservative commentator Candace Owens. The suit comes after Owens ...

A woman claiming to be the real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer is suing Netflix for $170 million, but if the case turns against her - could she still sue the show's creator for defamation? On May 6, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review casino mogul Steve Wynn’s appeal, effectively upholding the longstanding defamation standard set in New York Times v. Sullivan. Wynn, former CEO of Wynn ...

The UAE laws regarding crime against people, and particularly when such crimes are committed online are strict and aim to protect people from activities that could potentially harm the victim’s ...

A real estate investor was awarded $2,000 after asking for $567,000 in damages for defamation. Experts said that trial lawyers must prepare to show dollar-value damages—even in default judgments—to ...