Defamation

Update: On May 6, 2020, California's Court of Appeal, Second District, denied the Reporters Committee's request that the Court publish its opinion…

RCFP explains 'actual malice' through the lens of the dispute between Kesha and the producer she accused of sexual assault.

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 16 media organizations Court: New York Supreme…

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 21 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 23 media organizations Court: Superior Court of…

Case Number: 17CV193761 Court: Court of Common Pleas, Lorain County, Ohio Clients: WEWS-TV, Advance Ohio, and the Ohio Coalition for…

Defamation lawsuit regarding misidentification of a teacher could increase liability and chill reporting.

Update: On Jan. 23, 2020, the New York Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, ruled in favor of WPIX and affirmed the trial…

We’re urging a CA court to reject an argument that would make taking notes of telephone conversations unlawful.

Update: On Aug. 14, 2020, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its opinion in Desmond v. News & Observer, holding that the…