The lawyers representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his family said, on Friday, that they had sent out letters to individual journalists, media outlets, celebrities, and Catholic organizations in the first step to possible libel and defamation lawsuits. The list includes 50-plus names, including Democratic Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren, actress Alyssa Milano,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe The founder of the anti-Islamist think tank Quilliam received a public gesture of support from Bill Maher while appearing on HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” Friday night. Maajid Nawaz announced his plan to sue the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for defamation over its inclusion of his…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck A history professor at a major university has gone after the jobs and campus leadership positions of students she disagreed with during as Facebook argument. The professor who pulled this stunt is reportedly being considered for a dean’s position at her employer, Texas State University. One…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley A defamation lawsuit brought by Ahmed “Clock Boy” Mohamed’s family against several political and media figures for defamation has been dismissed by a Texas judge. The lawsuit claimed the defendants — including media personality Glenn Beck, his multimedia platform, The Blaze, a local Fox affiliate, Ben Shapiro…
Can you label someone a malicious spammer with impunity? By Aya Katz In recent news, Facebook reportedly blocked access to Wikileaks‘ new treasure trove of DNC emails and attachments that revealed corruption on behalf of the DNC. Concerned about unfair filtering of news, many cite this as another example of Facebook’s suppression of trending conservative topics. But the explanation…