What to Know About ‘Hate Speech’ and the First Amendment

There has been a lot of talk from Trump administration officials about punishing speech. Here is what the law says.

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Atlantic Settles Writer’s Suit Over Article It Retracted

The writer, Ruth Shalit Barrett, had accused the magazine of defaming her in a lengthy editor’s note.

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Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump

The judges rejected President Trump’s argument that the Supreme Court’s decision extending presidential immunity should shield him from liability for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.

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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit

Dominion Voting Systems sued the right-wing cable channel for broadcasting false claims that the voting machine company had rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election.

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In ‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,’ Amanda Knox and Grace Van Patten Became One

Knox served as an executive producer on “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,” an ambitious new Hulu mini-series that recounts her infamous international crime saga.

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Trump Says Rupert Murdoch Should be Deposed Within 15 Days in Suit Over Epstein Article

The president’s legal team argued in a legal filing that discovery process for the media mogul should be expedited because of his age and health.

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Project Veritas Withdraws Lawsuit Against The New York Times

The conservative group accused The Times of defamation over an article published in 2020.

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Macrons Sue Candace Owens, Accusing Her of Defamation

The suit seeks damages after the podcaster claimed Brigitte Macron is a man. The French president and his wife said the statement caused “pain to us and our families.”

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Former N.Y.P.D. Commissioner Says He Will Sue Eric Adams for Defamation

The former interim police commissioner, Thomas Donlon, says the mayor and one of his close allies defamed him by questioning his cognitive abilities.

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