by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2010
U.S. Libel bill could make some libel tourism rulings void in U.S.
Because Britain's libel laws are more friendly to the public than the media, American-based media outlets and writers sometimes find...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 17, 2010
10 Years Later, al-Dura controversy still alive, French media watchdog wins defamation suit
Another twist has been added to the decade-long debate over the "al-Dura" video broadcast by France 2, a national public...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2010
Shield Laws Update: Called not a journalist by NJ Courts, Blogger explains her case
A New Jersey appeals court recently ruled that blogger and investigator Shellee Hale is not a journalist and therefore not...
by Sydney Smith on May 16, 2010
NJ Supreme Court Rules media can’t be sued for accurately reporting pretrial documents
In a split decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that media outlets cannot be sued for reporting from pretrial...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2010
NJ Court rules : Blogger Shellee Hale not a journalist, new media not news media
A New Jersey appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that a blogger isn't afforded the source protections a traditional...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2010
Historian Orlando Figes Admits He Wrote Defamatory Reviews of Competition’s Work
In what The New York TImes called “the most exciting scandal to emerge from Britain’s historian community since --- well,...
by Paul Sillitoe & Mako John Kuwimb on Apr 28, 2010
Rebutting Jared Diamond’s Savage Portrait
How do tribal communities in developing countries without functioning police, judges, law courts and prisons ensure social stability? This question...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2010
Canada Case Could Make Web Users Responsible for Content of Posted Links
The Supreme Court of Canada agreed last week to hear a case that would decide if linking to a Web site...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2010
Will the UK remain a “libel tourist” destination?
Libel laws in Britain might become a little less public-friendly and a little more media-friendly. That is, if changes to legislation...