Police Admit Undercover Cop Helped Write Famed "McLibel" Leaflet
An undercover cop has been exposed as one of the authors of a libelous anti-McDonald's leaflet that ended up resulting in the longest civil or criminal trial in English history.
Rich Idiot Stops Trying to Sue Paper for Saying True Things
Having decided that the only embarrassing failure he wants to deal with right now is his football team, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder announced that he's dropping his baseless lawsuit against the Washington City Paper. The Redskins still suck. [WaPo]
Bad Book Review Ignites Libel Suit
A French academic living in Israel is suing two men for libel because they trashed her book, The Trial Proceedings of the International Criminal Court, in a review. Is saying something sucked libelous, or even criminal?
Shirley Sherrod Sues Andrew Breitbart
Shirley Sherrod, who was fired from her USDA job last year after Andrew Breitbart posted online an edited video of her, has filed a lawsuit for libel and slander against Breitbart in D.C. Superior Court. The suit was filed on Friday, and Breitbart was served with it this weekend, while attending the Conservative…
Norwegian Idiot Thinks Wikileaks Deserves Nobel Prize
Almost anyone can nominate someone for a Nobel Peace Prize, and a 26-year-old Norwegian legislator has done just that for Wikileaks.
Stephen Colbert Defends Blood Libel and 'The Right to Rage'
During the Wørd segment of last night's Colbert Report, Stephen responded to those calling for a more reasonable and eloquent political discourse. "You know who else was eloquent?" he asks. "Hitler."
Bitter, Failed Senate Candidate Jeff Greene to Sue Newspapers for Mocking Him
Weird playboy billionaire Jeff Greene, still bitter over his random, failed Senate campaign in Florida, will sue two newspapers for $500 million over some inaccuracies in their otherwise brutal campaign exposes. He's really not taking this loss well, huh?
Nightlife Blogger Steve Lewis Sued for Libel
Nightlife blogger Steve Lewis has been sued after accusing a club owner of harassing waitresses.
Newspapers: No Longer Being Sued, Now Suing Others
A rare bit of (mostly) good news for the media: libel lawsuits in America have nearly disappeared. Newspapers are now getting their revenge, by suing the entire blogosphere unto ruination (they hope!).
Carrie Prejean Suing Everyone
Noted wind victim Carrie "Miss Opposite Marriage" Prejean is suing three Miss California USA officials for firing her because of her religions beliefs, even though that is not actually why they fired her.
Berlusconi To Sue Every European Newspaper He Doesn't Own
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is suing a left-wing newspaper in Italy, along with papers in France and Spain, and he's looking into a couple in Britain. Why? Because they keep asking him slanderous questions about his ridiculous private life!
Sorry For Calling You a Rapist, Mr. President
In your whopping Thursday media column: South Africa's president wins a libel case, Creative Loafing's tenuous existence, RBI's selling everything, and the latest problem with saving the New York Times.
Sign That Twitter Is Growing Up: Libel Suit Filed over Single Tweet
It was an inevitable landmark: A Twitter post has become the sole basis for a libel suit. Amanda Bonnen mentioned her "moldy apartment" to her 20 followers, and now her management company is taking her to court.
New York Post to Debbie Rowe: So Sue Us
Yesterday, Debbie Rowe's lawyer demanded that the New York Post retract its claim that she sold her kids to Katherine Jackson for $4 million. Today the Post dug in.
'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
Maximilia "Ava" Cordero, alleged underage lover of billionaire perv Jeffrey Epstein, sued the New York Post two years ago after it ran a story saying she was born a man, and was slutty. The decision is in! Sexlaw frontiers, here.
England Is Now Safe For Irony
A "landmark" court ruling in the UK means that it is now legal to make jokes there (without having to pay millions in defamation damages). Jokes about Elton John, especially.
Times Interview Causes Multibillion-Dollar Indian Lawsuit
Wow, this is a proud mark of the global influence of the financially puny New York Times: a story it did in June has prompted one of the world's richest men to sue his own brother for more than $2 billion. Awesome! Anil Ambani says that his brother Mukesh (they each inherited half of the massive Indian conglomerate…
Order Restored As (Nazi?) Prison Orgy Exec Wins Lawsuit
Max Mosley, the British auto racing boss who found himself in a scandal over his Nazi-or-maybe-prison-themed sex orgy video and embarrassed the world's luxury auto makers, has won his privacy lawsuit against the UK paper that published the photos, thereby killing the UK's gossip industry. Slate will find a way to make…
Nazi Orgy Lawsuit May Kill UK Gossip Industry
UK privacy laws continue to get stricter and stricter, and it's all thanks to Nazis. Or in this case, high-profile sons of prominent Nazi-sympathizers who may or may not get some sort of sexual satisfaction out of Nazi roleplay. Max Mosley is in charge of Formula One racing and some other gay European motorsports. He…
Worst Player In Tennis Sues Media Over Name-Calling
The UK's stupid libel laws allow people to successfully sue the media for making fun of them. So Robert Dee, a 21-year-old British guy who is the world's Worst Professional Tennis Player, is suing three newspapers there for pointing out that he is, in fact, the Worst Professional Tennis Player. Mainly, this makes us…
