Curtis Pub. Co. v. Butts (1967) … held that the head football coach at the University of Georgia (who was privately paid and not a public employee) was a "public figure" in a defamation case ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - How do you defame a public figure? Not easily. The First Lady of France, Valerie Truweiler, just withdrew a lawsuit she'd filed against writers who had said that she was the ...

Public figures "have voluntarily exposed themselves to increased risk of injury from defamatory falsehood" and boast increased access to media to "counteract false statements." ...

Public-figure plaintiffs generally have to prove more to win their case than do private-figure plaintiffs.With the discussion continuing to heat up this morning, ...

How a public figure should behave April 21, 2015 More than 10 years ago The April 18 Style article " ESPN a leader in sports, staff suspensions " shed light on ESPN reporter Britt McHenry's ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court recently decided that a high school football coach was not a public official or a public figure for purposes of a defamation claim. The decision meant the coach ...

Facebook’s "bullying and harassment policy differentiates between public figures and private individuals to enable freedom of expression and legitimate public discourse around those in the ...

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Is each one of them a public figure? Not exactly. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, ...