Libel

  • I did good work for a nonprofit -- but it trashed me in its minutes!

    As a consultant, I brought unwelcome news.
    By Cary Tennis January 10, 2007

  • Banned in Britain!

    Fearful of Saudi lawsuits, the British publisher of "House of Bush, House of Saud" has backed down from issuing the book.
    By Eric Boehlert March 23, 2004

  • Free speech and the Internet: A fish story

    A legal dispute between online aquatic plant enthusiasts and a pet supply store illustrates the perils of casual opining on the Web.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski April 4, 2002

  • The case of the forwarded e-mail

    Online allegations of Nazi-looted art inspire a suit that could test the limits of Internet libel law.
    By Jori Finkel July 13, 2001

  • Cyber slammed

    Kids are getting arrested for raunchy online bullying. It's definitely offensive, but is it against the law?
    By Amy Benfer July 3, 2001

  • Humanitarians or terrorist supporters?

    U.S.-based Muslim and Arab foundations say they're feeding orphaned children. Critics say they're aiding Palestinian extremists.
    By Rob Mank July 11, 2000

  • Setting the record straight

    Holocaust denier David Irving loses his London libel suit.
    By Heather World April 11, 2000

  • Janet Malcolm

    In her relentless pursuit of the truth she's left a few bodies in her wake, but isn't that part of a journalist's job?
    By Craig Seligman February 29, 2000

  • Munster movies

    Widow's peaked: Eddie and Grandpa are baaack ... their careers, not so much. Posh Spice on how to get famous in 30 days or your money back; and Anna Nicole Smith's late, great, reprobate husband.
    By Amy Reiter November 1, 1999

  • 21st: Drudging admiration

    How Matt Drudge may win his court battle -- but lose the war for media respectability.
    By Mike Godwin February 2, 1998

  • SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal

    The $30 million libel lawsuit filed by White House aide Sidney Blumenthal against online columnist Matt Drudge and America Online raises questions about the limits of free speech on the Internet
    By Jonathan Broder August 29, 1997

  • Media Circus

    How the New York Times got an inflammatory quote wrong -- big time.
    By Jonathan Broder August 19, 1997

  • SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal

    Matt Drudge's 15 minutes of fame may be ending on a rather nasty note.
    By Jonathan Broder August 15, 1997
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