The terms defamation, libel and slander may be used interchangeably in popular culture, but they are different in important ways. Some of these differences date back to medieval times… ...

Constitutional law attorney Floyd Abrams and University of Tennessee professor Glenn Reynolds discussed the definition of libel. They spoke about the differences between broad criticism, slander ...

Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit that kicked off in court this week.

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 ...

What is Libel? Constitutional law attorney Floyd Abrams and University of Tennessee professor Glenn Reynolds discussed the definition of libel. They spoke about the differences between broad ...

So about libel law, know this: It’s in no small part thanks to the Supreme Court that we’ve had solid legal footing for investigative journalism – for holding the powerful to account – for ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated that he would take a “very, very strong look at” the libel laws, this time in light of the tell-all book “Fire and Fury” that he… ...

The libel and the remedy, then, form one and the same transaction. Moreover, a prompt trial, and a prompt trial only, makes the remedy complete as regards the vindication of character.

Libel cases were often hard to win, because of the Supreme Court's decisions reining in libel law. The availability of libel insurance also likely made the deterrent effect of libel law more complex.