A federal appeals court said that the judge overseeing the original trial, which Ms. Palin lost, had wrongly excluded evidence and might have swayed jurors as they were deliberating.
Category: Libel and Slander
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Trump’s Lawsuit Against ABC and Stephanopoulos Can Move Forward
The litigation stems from a March 10 interview in which George Stephanopoulos, the network’s star anchor, referred to a civil case brought against Mr. Trump by E. Jean Carroll.
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Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Trump Libel Suit Against Pulitzer Board
Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board over its 2022 statement reaffirming its decision to award a prize for coverage of the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
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Denny Walsh, Reporter Who Tussled With Mayors and Editors, Dies at 88
Mr. Walsh won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1969 and later joined The New York Times, which eventually fired him.
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How a Case Against Fox News Tore Apart a Media-Fighting Law Firm
Tensions had been brewing for years inside Clare Locke, a top defamation law firm. Then came the biggest defamation case of them all.
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Fox News and Trump Go Live Wednesday for First Time in 2 Years
A town hall in Iowa on Wednesday is the network’s first live interview with the former president in nearly two years, the latest twist in a long-running drama.
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Peter Schiff Will Receive Settlement to End His Defamation Suit
The money manager had sued an Australian media company that reported on a tax investigation into his bank, Euro Pacific.
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Lachlan Murdoch Pays $840,000 to Site He Had Accused of Libel
Mr. Murdoch, the C.E.O. of Fox Corporation, abandoned his lawsuit against the news outlet Crikey in April. The payment covers the publication’s legal costs.
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Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Wisconsin News Site Out of Business
When a north-central Wisconsin news site reported that a businessman had uttered a homophobic slur, he sued, claiming defamation. The legal bills are piling up.
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Fox’s General Counsel, Viet Dinh, Will Depart
Viet Dinh, Fox’s top lawyer, advised the company through its landmark $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.
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Trump’s $475 Million Defamation Suit Against CNN Is Dismissed
The network’s statements were opinion, the ruling said, and did not support a claim of libel and slander.