Attacked by two justices, lower-court judges and litigants, the 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan keeps getting cited ...

Casino mogul Steve Wynn has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal that, if granted, could give the justices a chance ...

At issue in the case is whether speech—when expressed over social media outlets not know for serious discourse, by a person ...

A $2.16 million damage award to a former Pacific Gas and Electric Co. lineman, who a jury found was falsely accused of cheating on his timecard while saying PG&E was installing unsafe equipment, was ...

Public Editor Stephen Buckley answers a reader question about the use of qualifying words like “alleged.” The News follows ...

The Ramones’ former business manager is suing the co-founder’s widow after she accused him of threatening to leak a sex tape of her.

Blake Lively faces a second defamation lawsuit over her allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation while making "It ...