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 ...

Defamation refers to a false statement made about someone that injures their reputation. It is a type of tort that allows the injured party to seek compensation for damage caused to their reputation, ...

Can a statement that is literally true be defamatory? While “traditional” defamation claims require a statement that is factually false, New York also recognizes defamation-by-implication—where a ...

It seems like the dust barely settles from the latest high-profile defamation stoush before the next set of litigants straps on the gloves and steps into the ring. Many of these cases raise eyebrows — ...

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 ...

The social media company failed to identify convincing evidence that The Post acted with actual malice, a federal judge in ...

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 ...

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 ...