Apr 13 Watch 5:53 Fox News goes on trial in Dominion's $1.6B defamation suit By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan Jury selection started Thursday in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News. The voting technology company is suing the right-wing network for repeatedly airing debunked conspiracy theories that its voting machines were rigged against Donald Trump in… Continue watching
Oct 13 Trump criticizes legal system after his deposition in defamation lawsuit ordered By Larry Neumeister, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump angrily lashed out in a statement after a judge ordered him to answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Oct 03 Donald Trump files $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has gone to court against CNN, a familiar target when he was president. He's seeking $475 million in damages, saying the network's reports are trying to short-circuit any future political campaign. Continue reading
Jul 07 Sacha Baron Cohen defeats $95 million defamation suit filed by Roy Moore By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Cohen defeated a $95 million defamation lawsuit by former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who said he was tricked into an humiliating television appearance that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him. Continue reading
May 19 Why the Depp-Heard trial worries these experts By Jennifer Gerson, The 19th With the near daily stream of graphic testimony, one sociologist who studies sexual violence said she can see a new blueprint emerging: Defamation suits could become a way for perpetrators to lock survivors into years of abuse. Continue reading
Apr 25 Court hears Johnny Depp recording warning of 'bloodbath' with former wife Heard By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Jurors in Johnny Depp's libel lawsuit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, are hearing audio clips of Depp shouting vulgarities at his wife and warning of a "bloodbath" if their arguments escalate. Continue reading
Oct 29 Falwell sues Liberty, saying school damaged his reputation By Sarah Rankin, Elana Schor, Associated Press Jerry Falwell Jr. has sued Liberty University two months after resigning amid a series of scandals. Fallwell is alleging the evangelical school founded by his late pastor father defamed him through statements it issued. Continue reading
Jan 07 Court freezes woman's defamation suit against Trump By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The decision, by a midlevel state appeals court, holds off further proceedings and evidence-gathering — including sworn pretrial questioning of Trump — in Summer Zervos' defamation case. Continue reading
Apr 05 Court filings show Bill Cosby agreed to settle 7 defamation cases By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press It's not yet clear whether Cosby will now drop his counterclaims against the seven women, including one who recently died. They are among the dozens of women who have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct. He has denied their allegations and… Continue reading
Oct 16 Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels' defamation suit against Trump By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press In an order handed down Monday, a federal judge said Trump's statement was protected speech under the First Amendment. Continue reading