defamation
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US District Judge Darrin Gayles said Trump came "nowhere close" to showing the WSJ acted with actual malice towards him, which is the threshold for defamation cases in the US.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Swalwell’s attorney Elias Dabaie of the law firm Dabaie Kelley, in Los Angeles, confirmed Friday that he sent the cease and desist letter, which tells the recipient that they could be sued for defamation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron and his wife have filed a defamation against Owens.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Shell has filed a counterclaim against Cipriani, alleging defamation and extortion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Sullivan changed the standard for defamation and libel by requiring plaintiffs to prove malice—that is, evidence of actual knowledge on the part of the publisher that a statement is false.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing defamation
All About That Baseless: Bad-Faith Accusations
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Just Mercy
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