Court overturns libel award over restaurant review

A UK court has overturned a €25,000 libel judgement against a newspaper for writing a negative restaurant review." Belfast High Court has ordered a retrial in the case of a newspaper's appeal against a €25,000 libel award over a restaurant review. ...

McCanns are suing a Portuguese newspaper

"The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are suing a Portuguese newspaper which claimed they killed their daughter. Gerry McCann said he and his wife, Kate, were "deeply hurt'' by the front-page story in Tal e Qual headlined "PJ believe that the parents killed Maddie". The...

Savage attacked by officials pushing immigrant bailout worldnetdaily

"San Francisco city officials are trying to force taxpayers to pay for immigrants' green cards and citizenship – and to bolster their case for the new tax, they've introduced a resolution condemning national radio talk-show host Michael Savage for what they call his...

Madeleine's parents subjected to 'spiteful' internet hate campaign

"The parents of   Madeleine McCann have become the subject of a hate campaign on the internet. Their local newspaper, the  Leicester Mercury, has had to ban all comments on stories about the missing four-year-old after it was bombarded with "spiteful and defamatory"...

Australian Food Critics Told to Hold Their Tongues

The critic's job is made clear by her description, or so one would think. Australian food critics are now being told, however, that their  words can be construed as "defamation", a ruling that will no doubt reverberate throughout the industry."THE High Court left a bad...

CA Court Protects Free Speech Rights for Internet

"The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that bloggers and participants in Internet bulletin board groups cannot be sued for posting defamatory statements made by others. In deciding a case closely watched by free speech groups, the court said a federal law gives immunity...