defamed

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David Loy, the legal director for the nonpartisan First Amendment Coalition, said the measure would censor the free speech of all citizens, not just those who defamed or threatened immigrant aid workers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

County officials defamed him and violated his rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Trump also sued the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, alleging the newspaper defamed him in an article about a letter bearing his name that was included in a 50th birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

They knowingly and maliciously defamed, and they should be held to a higher level of ethical and journalistic standards.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025

The daily spite of this unmannerly town, Where who has served the most is most defamed, The reputation of his lifetime lost Between the night and morning.

From The Wild Swans at Coole by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)