Staff / TruthdigApr 19, 2023
During a six-week defamation trial, the network avoided the most serious legal and moral repercussions for enabling former President Donald Trump’s “Big Lie.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
JENNIFER PELTZ / The Associated PressJan 30, 2020
Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll say the president's sample would be compared to "unidentified male DNA" on a dress she wore in 1990s encounter. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Gregory Glover / TruthdigSep 9, 2018
Summer Zervos is about to achieve what Robert Mueller, Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels have so far failed to do. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJun 14, 2016
The power elites that rule America are threatening the First Amendment again—and the assault is not coming just from government agencies. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 30, 2015
Three former members of a University of Virginia fraternity have sued Rolling Stone magazine for defamation and infliction of emotional distress, “saying the magazine’s discredited article on a campus gang rape had a 'devastating effect' on their reputations,” The New York Times reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigApr 3, 2015
The U.S. government won the dismissal of a defamation suit against an anti-Iran advocacy group last week. It was the first time the government has intervened in a private case not involving a government agency or defense contractor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 20, 2011
Despite a continuing barrage of defamation attempts by the mainstream media and right-wing political advocacy groups, Wall Street’s occupiers seem to be enjoying a rising popularity with the public, especially fellow New Yorkers. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 1, 2011
Prosecutors in the case of a housekeeper who is charging Dominique Strauss-Kahn with sexual assault are reportedly expected to dismiss felony charges after discovering the woman's credibility is severely lacking. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 15, 2011
The former U.S. Department of Agriculture official is suing conservative webmaster Andrew Breitbart for defamation. Sherrod was forced to resign after Breitbart posted a heavily edited video of a speech she gave, setting off a right-wing hullabaloo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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