Browse 11 opinion vs fact in defamation cases decided by D.C. Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Court Dismisses Defamation Claim Against Attorney
Saad Khalid v. Todd Blanche, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Saad Khalid, sued Todd Blanche, an attorney, for defamation. Khalid alleged ...
Union statements about member protected as opinion, not defamation
Eugene Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Eugene Hudson, Jr., sued the American...
Newspaper Article Not Defamatory; Summary Judgment Affirmed
Nicole Pileggi v. Washington Newspaper Publishing Company, LLC, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant, a n...
Court Shields Foreign Media Group from Defamation Suit Under Noerr-Pennington
RFE/RL, Inc. v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by Kari ...
Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation and APA Claims
25-5144 Patsy Widakuswara v. Kari Lake; 25-5145 Michael Abramowitz v. Kari Lake; 25-5150 Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. v. USA; & 25-5151 Radio Free Asia v. USA, decided by D.C. Circuit on Ju...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suits Against Arizona Mirror
Patsy Widakuswara v. Kari Lake; Michael Abramowitz v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on May 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case consolidated two appeals concerning Kari Lake's...
D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Kari Lake's Defamation Suit
RFE/RL, Inc. v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on May 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by Kari L...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Against Journalist
Simon Ateba v. Karoline Leavitt, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a defamation lawsuit filed by Simon Ateba against Karoline Lea...
Statements about vaccine advocacy are protected opinion, not defamation
Asante v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., decided by D.C. Circuit on April 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Asante, sued Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his organization for defamation, a...
D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Over Business Dispute Statements
Hampton Dellinger v. Scott Bessent, decided by D.C. Circuit on February 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit ...
D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit
Hampton Dellinger v. Scott Bessent, decided by D.C. Circuit on February 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 11 opinion vs fact in defamation cases from D.C. Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 11.
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