Word: slander
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
There's more to free speech than sexy words and pictures, of course. Publishers who venture onto international networks like the Internet are particularly concerned about libel and slander. The rules of libel in England, for example, are considerably more restrictive than those in the U.S.; what might be considered a fair crack at a public figure in New York City could be actionable in London. Conversely, the muzzles that are slapped on reporters covering trials in Commonwealth countries can't be placed so easily on writers living abroad, as Canadian officials learned to their dismay last year when foreign...
Then I threw the most important campaign issue at him: "Will you defend Hurlbut; protect it against slander, not only in the council, but around campus; ensure that it receives equal treatment; and represent it as you would any other dormitory...
Tribe, along with co-counsels Jonathan S. Massey '85 and Harvard Law School student Kenneth J. Chesebro, were charged in January with breach of contract, fraud, slander and interference of contract in their handling of the case Lightning Lube v. Witco Corp...
...would like to commend Carey publicly for staying above the fray and staying true to his beliefs. Because if it were me who was being unjustly attacked by Anjalee and others, I would have my lawyers on their case for libel and slander. But Carey's not like that...
...sedulous "news" hounds at WHDH didn't miss the appearance either. The story of the Harvard professor who believes in little green man shared up billing with the usual Oprah is certainly an insult; but to be laughed at by R.D. Sahl is surely a much deeper slander. May some of these supposedly ubiquitous aliens carry their Cantabridgian prophet away...