Comprehensive guide to Defamation Of Public Figures cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Evans v. Myers, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Evans, sued the defendant, Myers, for defamation after Myers posted allegedly fa...
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought b...
Valame v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by a forme...
Michael Abramowitz v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Kari Lake's statements about the 2022 Arizona gub...
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...
In Re: Media Matters for America, decided by Fifth Circuit on July 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit file...
Andrew E. Roth v. Austin Russell, decided by Eleventh Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
In the Matter of Michael George Hostilo, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court reviewed the "good faith" exception to the exc...
Arnold v. Alexander, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on March 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Arnold, sued the defendant, Alexander, for defamation. Arnold alleged that ...
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