Sean O'Driscoll is a Newsweek Senior Crime and Courts Reporter based in Ireland. His focus is reporting on U.S. law. He has covered human rights and extremism extensively. Sean joined Newsweek in ...

In July, Tangkilisan and his lawyer, Todung Mulya Lubis, petitioned the Constitutional Court to revoke provisions of the internet law, including article 27 on criminal defamation.

Can a statement that is literally true be defamatory? In his article, Justin Kelton discusses New York’s defamation-by-implication doctrine, and provides a summary of recent decisions showing ...

The Middle East appears to be the hottest legal market around, but wherever firms decide to place their eggs in 2025, geopolitical concerns loom large, writes The Global Lawyer.

Top libel lawyer Paul Tweed has launched a defamation action against a London-based academic and expert on the Middle East.

POCATELLO – A Bannock County jury has ruled in favor of an area attorney in a defamation trial over comments he made in 2022 ...

Irish government ministers have published a new Defamation Bill as they prepare to make wide-ranging reforms to libel laws. They said the bill aims to tackle "disproportionate" compensation awards ...

Trump names Massad Boulos, his daughter’s father-in-law, as a senior adviser on Middle East President-elect Donald Trump signs autographs as Massad Boulos listens during a visit to the Great ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he will tap his daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law Massad Boulos as his Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.

The new legislation will abolish juries in High Court defamation actions, changing how defamation cases are handled for those defamed or being sued.

Former President Donald Trump would have little or no chance of winning a defamation lawsuit against the makers of a new biopic, legal experts have said.. The film, The Apprentice, depicts a ...

The war in Israel that began a year ago has not only impacted the Middle East, but also members of the Jewish community here at home. Area leaders said the war has led to an increase in ...