The distinction between defamation and free speech often confuses those dealing with online issues. While free speech is a protected right under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, it does ...

Outside the online outrage and emotional moments that shaped public opinion, the situation gives us a useful lens for examining what Nigerian law actually says about defamation, arrests, and the ...

A Supreme Court ruling in Laurence Fox's social media defamation case has renewed questions about whether viral posts can ...

A Florida attorney handling multiple defamation lawsuits on behalf of President Donald Trump has been ordered to explain why he shouldn't be sanctioned for "apparent disregard of court deadlines." A ...

This piece is the second in a series on Australia’s defamation laws. You can read the first article here. Over recent years, forces like the #MeToo movement have shone a light on how Australia’s ...

Superstar Salman Khan had filed a defamation case against filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap, seeking a permanent ban on such comments and Rs 9 crore in damages. On Friday (January 30), a Mumbai court ...