Comprehensive guide to Protected Speech cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Ricky Welch v. Laura Plappert, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendan...
Morgensen v. Pullin, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Morgensen, sued the defendant, Pullin, for defamation after Pullin made alle...
Yitzchak Simon v. Tishaura Jones, decided by Eighth Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought b...
Shirvell v. Armstrong, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the appellant, a former employee, cou...
Michael Victor v. Kimberly Reynolds, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injuncti...
City of Taylor, Texas and Mayor Dwayne Ariola, and Councilmembers Gerald Anderson, Shelli Cobb, Kelly Cmerek, Robert Garcia, and City Manager Bryan Laborde, All Named in Their Official Capacity v. Kri...
Gonzalez v. City of Phoenix, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the denial of qualified immunity to Phoenix police officers ac...
Berstein v. Sebring, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 15, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Bernstein, sued the defendant, Sebring, for defamation after Sebring made a...
International Partners for Ethical Care Inc v. Ferguson, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of...
Niki Frenchko v. Paul Monroe, decided by Sixth Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a sher...
Stacy Lynne v. John Feyen., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Stacy Lynne, sued the defendant, John Feyen, for defamation. The...
Backlund v. Stone, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Backlund, sued the defendant, Stone, for defamation after Stone publis...
Stewart v. Rosenblum, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on September 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Stewart, sued the defendant, Rosenblum, for defamation, alleging that...
Upsolve, Inc. v. James, decided by Second Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Upsolve,...
Anthony Browne v. Kimberly Reynolds, decided by Eighth Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...
Halverson v. Burgum, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a challenge to North Dakota's "Ag Ga...
Juanita Arrington v. City of Chicago, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...
Chosen Consulting, LLC v. Town Council of Highland, Indiana, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Chosen Consulting, LLC sued the Town Council of Highland...
Prato v. Gioia, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Prato, sued the defendant, Gioia, for defamation, alleging that Gioia made f...
Lyons, J. v. Arpin, D., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on June 23, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, Lyons, sued the defendant, Arpin, for defamation after Arpin posted allegedl...
In Re O'Hanlon, Kenneth v. Hutchinson, Edson, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a "no-contact" order, issued und...
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...
Estevis v. Cantu, decided by Fifth Circuit on April 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, a former ...
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