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Stalin Libel Suit: Josef Stalin's Grandson Loses Case Against Newspaper

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Stalin's Family, Communism, Novaya Gazeta, Moscow, Russia, Libel, Kremlin, Josef Stalin, Soviet Union, Putin, Nazi-Soviet Pact, Stalin's Grandson, Stalinism, Stalin on Trial, Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, World News

MOSCOW (AP)- A Russian court ruled against Josef Stalin's grandson Tuesday in a libel suit over a newspaper article that said the Soviet dictator sent...

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Sun To Pay Lily Allen £10,000 Damages, Apologize For Article

Guardian | Chris Tryhorn | Posted 09.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Lily Allen, Libel, The Sun, Lily Allen the Sun, Media News

The Sun has agreed to pay Lily Allen £10,000 in damages over an article that wrongly alleged she called Victoria Beckham a "monster" and The X Factor...

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Tort Liability

Eugene Volokh | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cheating Relationships, Marriage, Court Case, Divorce, Family Law, Libel, Hawaii, Cheating, Hawaii Supreme Court, Affairs, Politics News
Eugene Volokh

People should be free to leave their lovers, and even "flaunt[]" their new relationships, without a government agency deciding whether such behavior was "unreasonabl[e]".

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Kate Beckinsale Wins Libel Damages From British Newspaper

The Independent | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Daily Express, Libel, Kate Beckinsale Libel, Kate Beckinsale, Kate Beckinsale Daily Express, Media News

The actress Kate Beckinsale accepted 20,000 libel damages from Express Newspapers yesterday over a claim that she had been passed over for her dream r...

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Andrew Brown, Gordon Brown's Brother, Wins Libel Damages From Scottish Paper

Guardian | Staff and Agencies | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Gordon Brown, Andrew Brown, Libel, Gordon Brown Brother, Media News

Gordon Brown's brother today won libel damages in the high court from Scotland on Sunday over an "entirely false" story that he had pocketed improper ...

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California Acts to Stop Libel Tourism

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld | Posted 06.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Libel, Arlen Specter, Chuck Schumer, Libel-Tourism, Free Speech, Terrorism, Hollywood, California, Home News
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld

Without the Anti-Libel Tourism Act, every creative enterprise produced in California is at risk of financial destruction at the hands of foreign predators.

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New York Post Sued In $10M Libel Case

Courthouse News Service | Posted 03.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Libel, Newspapers, New York Post Sued, New York Post, Media News

BROOKLYN (CN) - Joel Speyer, a CPA, says the New York Post cost him his job and defamed him in an Oct. 20, 2008 article accusing him of election fraud...

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Increased Visibility Comes With Increased Defamation

Neil G. Giuliano | Posted 01.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Assembly, Yes on Prop 8, Gay Rights, Smear Ads, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Libel, New York Times, Gay Activism, Social Activism, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Defamation, Media News
Neil G. Giuliano

Rather than serving as platforms for lies and inaccuracies, media outlets should be calling out anti-gay activists when they resort to defamation, lies, and rhetoric that promote homophobia.

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New Yorkers Blaze Free Speech Trail

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld | Posted 01.08.2009 | Media

Read More: England Libel Laws, Libel, Rachel's Law, Khalid Bin Mahfouz, David Paterson, Charles Schumer, Libel Tourism, Media News
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld

Last April, Gov. David A. Paterson signed "The Libel Terrorism Protection Act," dubbed by the media as "Rachel's Law," a groundbreaking, bi-partisan effort to protect authors and publishers in New York.

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SBA Goes After Its Harshest Critic

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Administration, Fortune 500, Small Business, Federal Government, Small Business Administration, Economy, Middle Class, Libel, Slander, Procurement, Contracting, Contracts, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The American Small Business League (ASBL) has uncovered an extensive campaign by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to impugn the organization's ...

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Journo Files For Bankruptcy After Being Sued By Resort Mogul

Las Vegas Review-Journal | A.D. HOPKINS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: The Venetian Resort, Libel, Sheldon Adelson, Journalism, Las Vegas, Media, Media News

John L. Smith, the Review-Journal's most widely read columnist, has filed for bankruptcy after a two-year legal battle with Sheldon Adelson, owner of ...

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