In the United States, a charge of defamation of a public figure can be sustained only if the offending statement was made with “actual malice,” which the U.S. Supreme Court defined—in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)—as “knowledge that [the statement] was false or with ...
As long ago as 1942 David Riesman, drawing especially upon the Nazi experience, analyzed for us the serious implications of group defamation for democracy. 1 But Riesman's three-article series affords little basis for hope that legal remedies could offer adequatePemberton, John De J. Jr...
"Defamation" has a specific definition under the law. In the United States, it is very difficult...
This article explores the common law of defamation in Canada and whether it should be "constitutionalized" to comply with freedom of expression imperatives. Using a comparative law approach, the issue's development in Canada and the United States is explored. The author asserts that the short Can...
Founded in 1913, The Anti-Defamation League is an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as “the nation’s premier civil rights/human relations agency,” the ADL states that it “fights antisemitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democra...
2. In the United States, the remedy for defamation is by an action on the case, where the words are slanderous. 3. In England, besides the remedy by action, proceedings may be instituted in the ecclesiastical court for redress of the injury. The punishment for defamation, in this court...
The speaking slanderous words of a person so as to hurt his good fame. Remedies for Defamation In the United States, the remedy for defamation is by an action on the case, where the words are slanderous. In England, besides the remedy by action, proceedings may be instituted in the eccl...
The right to express any opinion in public without censorship or restraint by the government, protected in the United States as a right under the First Amendment to the US Constitution. Also calledfree speech. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © ...
Defamation and Negligence in the Workplace The article discusses developments in the area of defamation and negligence in the workplace in the United States. The four principal elements to defamation are: a communication which is not privileged; a communication which is false; in... RB Jacobs -...
"Defamation: Comparative Law and Practice" offers a timely and original investigation into defamation law and litigation practice in England, Australia and the United States, combining close legal analysis and extensive empirical research to examine central aspects of defamation law. This groundbreaking ...