Comprehensive guide to First Amendment Defamation cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Evans v. Dixon, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Evans, sued the defendant, Dixon, for defamation. Evans alleged that ...
Crystal Rice v. Scott Adams, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brough...
Morgan v. Dixon, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Morgan, sued the defendant, Dixon, for defamation after Dixon posted ...
Dion v. Weber, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Dion, sued the defendant, Weber, for defamation after Weber published statem...
Wenlei Mao v. Adam Smith and Tamara Smith, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wenlei Mao, sued the defendants, Adam an...
Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton, decided by Eleventh Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the alleged defamation of Donald Trump by Hillary Clinton. Th...
Martin v. Layman, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Martin, sued the defendant, Layman, for defamation after Layman publishe...
Asuncion v. Hegseth, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by a ...
Sigalovskaya v. Braden, decided by Second Circuit on August 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by Ms. Sigalovskaya...
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC v. Jeremiah Winters, decided by Fourth Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment i...
Volokh v. James, decided by Second Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed a district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by Ilya Volo...
Wimber v. Scott, decided by California Court of Appeal on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wimber, sued the defendant, Scott, for defamation after Scott published sta...
Cruz v. Banks, decided by Second Circuit on April 15, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a case inv...
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...
Hussein v. Maait, decided by Second Circuit on February 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation claim brought by Husse...
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