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Reading the Riot Act to the Powerful: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

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The UK Government has announced its readiness to introduce legislative reform aimed at countering the recent surge in a perceived form of tactical libel action, known in the press as “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public...more

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Truth Remains a Strong Ground for Summary Judgment in Texas

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A Texas court reaffirmed last month that truth is still a strong defense, at the summary judgment stage, to a defamation claim against a newspaper regarding a matter of public concern. In Gallaher v. Denton Media Company, the...more

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Sex and the Stock Photo*

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Despite the high heat of summer, two federal courts have blown a chill wind through the law of online defamation. The courts gave the green light to libel suits over alleged implications from stock or file photos illustrating...more

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Paul Watler Speaks: Texas Supreme Court Opinions Firm Up Anti-SLAPP Rights For Online Journalists

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Online journalists and scholars from the Americas and around the globe recently gathered at the University of Texas at Austin to assess the state of internet-based journalism. The keynote address of the 16th annual...more

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The Truth of the Matter – A Successful Defense to Defamation and Product Disparagement Claims

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Years ago, a potential client called to ask if she could be successfully sued for libel if she published a tell-all memoir, revealing the details of a marital affair with a gentleman she intended to identify. My first...more

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