defamation

Jun 29, 2026

Justices let $5M civil verdict stand against Trump in Carroll case

The Supreme Court declined to hear Donald Trump's appeal, leaving intact a $5 million civil judgment in E. Jean Carroll's assault and defamation case.

May 28, 2026

DOJ launches criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, source says

The DOJ has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll for alleged perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald Trump, led by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago.

Mar 20, 2025

Text message defamation case falls flat as jury rules for defendant

A jury handed down a verdict in favor of the defendant in a defamation case heard in St. Louis County Circuit Court.

Feb 6, 2025

Appeals court affirms decision in dating defamation case

The Eastern District upheld a trial court’s decision to deny a plaintiff’s defamation claims after two women they dated accused them of rape.

May 23, 2023

E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M

E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict.

Apr 6, 2023

Jury in defamation suit against Fox won’t hear about Jan. 6

A judge says the upcoming trial in a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing false allegations of vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election will not include testimony about the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol.

Feb 15, 2023

Court nixes Fox News’ bid to end voting tech firm’s suit

Fox News lost an attempt Tuesday to shut down a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit that accuses the network of spreading lies that a voting-technology company helped “steal” the 2020 election from then-U.S. President Donald Trump.

Jan 30, 2023

Florida sheriff sued for ‘Wheel of Fugitive’ defamation

A man has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Florida sheriff who posts weekly “Wheel of Fugitive" videos on social media, saying that he wasn't a fugitive when his name and image appeared several times in 2021 in the sheriff's posts inspired by the long-running TV game show “Wheel of Fortune."

Oct 12, 2022

Judge: Trump must sit for deposition in defamation lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump will have to answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit lodged by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Oct 5, 2022

Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declined to put on a defense Wednesday at his defamation trial in Connecticut and was back in Texas in advance of closing arguments over how much he should pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

Sep 13, 2022

Alex Jones faces second trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims

A Connecticut jury has begun hearing arguments about how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for calling the massacre a hoax.

Mar 13, 2020

Torts: Defamation-Limited-Purpose Public Figure-Actual Malice

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, alleging that defendant published false and defamatory statements regarding a criminal complaint filed against plaintiff’s former fleet manager, charging him with theft by swindle. The […]