Still more defamation actions
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Eugene notes Devin Nunes’s latest, about an allegation that federal investigators were looking into Trump Media for potential money laundering activities.
Category Archives: First Amendment theory
“Defamation and Democracy: The Democracy Case for Preserving the ‘Actual Malice’ Standard”
John Langford, Rachel Goodman, and Rebecca Lullo have written this policy brief for Protect Democracy and Law for Truth.
“Fox News’ defense in defamation suit invokes debunked election-fraud claims”
David Folkenflik for NPR:
Fox News’ attorneys have set out the starkest defense yet against the accusation the network defamed an election-technology company when it broadcast false claims that the company had cheated then-President Donald Trump of victory in the… Continue reading
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court on 5-4 Vote Reinstates District Court Order Temporarily Barring Enforcement of Texas Social Media Law; Good News for the First Amendment and Bad News for Those Seeking Law to Replatform Trump
In an unusual 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has vacated a so-far-unexplained order from the 5th Circuit that stayed enforcement of a Texas district court order barring Texas from enforcing its new social media law. Among other things, this Texas… Continue reading
January 21 Virtual Symposium for the First Amendment Law Review: “Election Speech and the First Amendment Symposium”
Very much looking forward to participating in this:
Our annual symposium is only a few weeks away!It will be held virtually on January 21, 2022, from 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM. You can register for the symposium here.… Continue reading
Political Conduct and the First Amendment
Now that I have finished a draft of a new Article, Political Conduct and the First Amendment, I am eager to join the conversation on the ELB. I couldn’t be more thankful to Rick for including me as part… Continue reading
The Big Lie and January 6
The Washington Post has an overview of where things currently stand with the House’s select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. The Post says this committee’s investigation is supposed to be the “ultimate arbiter” of what happened that day. Maybe,… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court’s Increasingly Dim View of the News Media”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
No other member of the Supreme Court joined Justice Thomas’s opinion urging it to revisit the foundational 1964 libel decision, and Judge Silberman’s dissent was widely criticized. J. Michael Luttig, a former federal appeals… Continue reading