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Jury finds 'The New York Times' did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

4:35pm April 22, 2025

A jury concluded that The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who had argued that an error in a 2017 Times editorial damaged her reputation.

Former President Trump Campaigns With House Candidate Sarah Palin And Senate Candidate Kelly Tshibaka In Anchorage, Alaska

A retrial of Sarah Palin's case against 'New York Times' begins Monday

5:02am April 13, 2025

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has the rare opportunity to retry her defamation case against The New York Times even though she lost it — twice in a 24-hour-period — in early 2022.

Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company

9:03pm April 09, 2025

A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.

Court hearing centers on Newsmax CEO's role in spreading election-fraud claims

6:00am March 22, 2025

Newsmax is being sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems — the same company that sued Fox News over false 2020 election-fraud claims and walked away with a nearly $800 million settlement.

NBC settles defamation lawsuit with doctor falsely labeled "uterus collector"

8:25pm February 21, 2025

MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia.

CNN settles lawsuit after $5 million defamation verdict

1:49pm January 17, 2025

CNN settled with a security consultant after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people from Afghanistan in 2021.

Fox News appears headed for trial over false election fraud claims made after the 2020 election, after a New York state appellate court chose not to dismiss a lawsuit brought by voting tech company Smartmatic.

Fox News headed for trial, again, over 2020 election fraud claims

8:44pm January 10, 2025

The defamation case brought by voting technology company Smartmatic against Fox News can proceed, a New York state appellate court rules.

CNN goes on trial over its report alleging 'black market' for Afghan rescues

8:00am January 05, 2025

A CNN story about a "black market" for rescuing people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is at the heart of a defamation trial that opens Monday in Florida.

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Voting-tech company settles with right-wing network over false election claims

7:14pm September 26, 2024

Smartmatic sued Newsmax for defamation over false claims related to the 2020 presidential election. The trial was supposed to begin next week.

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Defamation lawsuit against Winston-Salem Police Chief William Penn dismissed

3:40pm September 06, 2024

by DJ Simmons

A judge granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Penn caused emotional distress and defamed a woman, writing that the filing did not properly substantiate the claims.