libel-law
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-29 | Richelle D. Wallace v. City of Hampton, Virginia, et al | Virginia | 2022-07-11 | Denied | actual-malice constitutional-interpretation curtis-publishing-co-v-butts defamation first-amendment free-speech libel-law new-york-times-v-sullivan public-figure | New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964) federalized a large swath of libel law holding that the First Amendment mandates proof of actual malic… | |
| 20-1063 | Shkelzën Berisha v. Guy Lawson, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2021-02-04 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) | actual-malice constitutional-law curtis-publishing-co-v-butts defamation first-amendment libel libel-law mckee-v-cosby public-figure | The question presented is whether this Court should overrule the "actual malice" requirement it imposed on public figure defamation plaintiffs. |
| 19-5533 | Juliet Baird Alexander Aubain de Sabrevois v. Alan J. Perry, et al. | First Circuit | 2019-08-09 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | civil-procedure civil-rights due-process federal-district free-speech judicial-conduct legal-issue libel libel-law maine maine-jurisdiction standing | Has judicial conduct in the federal district of Maine reached a cellarage to be gazed at only across the barriers of libel law? |