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Jury rules Elon Musk did not defame British caver in tweet

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

Michael Cohen, personal attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to appear before Senate Intelligence Committee staff on September 19, 2017. Cohen will testify publicly before Congress next month. Photo byJonathan Ernst/Reuters

Trump’s personal attorney has dropped a pair of libel suits against Buzzfeed and Fusion GPS over the Steele dossier

Michael Cohen had sued in federal court in New York City over publication of the dossier detailing alleged ties between Trump and Russia.

By Associated Press

File photo of President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

WATCH: Trump says his administration is reviewing current libel laws

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said his administration is taking a look at the nation's libel laws, calling the current laws "a sham and a disgrace."…

By Associated Press

Trump threatens to weaken First Amendment protections for reporters

Feeling maligned by the media, Donald Trump is threatening to weaken First Amendment protections for reporters if he were president and make it easier for him to sue them.

By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press

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Boston Herald Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million in Libel Case

The Boston Herald was ordered Friday to pay $2.1 million for libeling a Superior Court judge in articles that portrayed him as lenient toward defendants and quoted him making insensitive comments about a 14-year-old rape victim.

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