Category: First Amendment Law

Slander and libel are the two forms of defamation, one spoken and one written. Here’s how defamation law defines each, what plaintiffs must prove, and what remedies are available.

Getting defamatory content removed from ComplaintsBoard and RipOffReport requires legal action or platform procedures. Here’s how to pursue removal of false online reviews.

The First Amendment does not protect false statements that damage a person’s reputation. Here’s how courts distinguish protected speech from actionable defamation online.

The EU’s right to be forgotten allows individuals to request removal of certain search results. Here’s how the concept applied in the Ken Kratz case and beyond.

Anti-SLAPP laws protect defendants from meritless defamation lawsuits designed to silence them. Here’s how anti-SLAPP statutes apply to internet defamation cases.

Defamatory reviews on Yelp and TripAdvisor can destroy a business’s reputation. Here’s how internet defamation law and platform policies apply to removal requests.

A Michigan court ruled that a law criminalizing begging violated the First Amendment. Here’s what the ruling means for free speech protections under Michigan law.

Michigan courts have not clearly established the rights of anonymous bloggers to avoid identification. Here’s what the legal landscape looks like for anonymous online speech in Michigan.