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Nov 12, 2025

Courts test new frontier of defamation law as AI enters the mix

The capacity of artificial intelligence to generate false or misleading information is creating a new legal frontier — defamation by AI.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
May 6, 2025

Judge allows former UMBC athletic director’s defamation lawsuit to move forward

A federal judge allowed a defamation lawsuit by the former athletic director of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, to move forward.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leaves Manhattan federal court, after testifying in her defamation trial against the New York Times in New York on April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Apr 22, 2025

Jury clears New York Times in Sarah Palin libel case

A jury found The New York Times did not libel ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an error in an editorial that she says damaged her reputation.

The Supreme Court is nearing the end of the term. Many early decisions have revealed surprising unanimity, though key rulings ahead are likely to reveal more division. (Fatima Yazdi/Capital News Service)
Mar 25, 2025

Supreme Court turns back casino mogul Steve Wynn’s appeal in defamation lawsuit

The Supreme Court turned back an appeal from casino mogul Steve Wynn, who had challenged a landmark libel ruling.

Court reinstates Palin defamation suit against New York Times
Jun 1, 2022

No ‘speck’ of proof in Palin’s libel case against NYT, judge says

The judge who presided over Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times denied her request for a new trial, saying she failed to introduce "even a speck” of evidence.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reacts as she leaves a courthouse in New York on Feb. 14, 2022. Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Feb. 15, 2022, when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Feb 15, 2022

Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times when a jury rejected her claim that it maliciously damaged her reputation.

Court reinstates Palin defamation suit against New York Times
Feb 14, 2022

Judge dismisses Palin libel lawsuit against NY Times

A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times.

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Feb 7, 2022

Human Rights Campaign faces racial bias allegation

Welcome to Monday, the 118th anniversary of the Great Baltimore Fire. Here are some more news items. — Fired Human Rights Campaign president sues the group for alleged racial bias. […]

Court reinstates Palin defamation suit against New York Times
Jan 24, 2022

Sarah Palin COVID-19 tests delay libel trial against NY Times

An unvaccinated Sarah Palin tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, forcing a postponement of the start of a trial in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times.

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Aug 16, 2021

Should vaccination be a condition of probation?

Welcome to Monday, the 44th anniversary of Elvis Presley‘s death. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Ohio judges require vaccination as a condition of probation. […]

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Jun 29, 2020

ICC investigators should be free, Trump told

Welcome to Monday, the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Coker v. Georgia decision declaring the death penalty unconstitutional for the crime of rape against an adult woman. Here are […]

Will U.S. Senate confirm neophyte lawyer to judgeship?
Nov 13, 2017

Will U.S. Senate confirm neophyte lawyer to judgeship?

Here are some news items to get your week started.

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