libelous
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After replacing the original judge and disqualifying Zenger’s counsel, the crown lost its case when a jury acquitted Zenger, even though under existing law the paper’s writings were libelous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
The lawsuit alleges the principal and the district violated the California Education Code, which provides strong protections for student journalism and free speech with few exceptions, such as content that is obscene, libelous or slanderous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
"These are libelous allegations drafted by an individual with no lawyer, because no lawyer would associate themselves with this nonsense," Giuliani's attorney, Robert Costello, said at the time.
From Salon ● May 16, 2023
Alleging that these claims and other, similar ones were libelous, Dominion sued Fox in March 2021, asking for $1.6 billion in damages.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2023
According to Burr, the immediate incident only proved that Hamilton’s libelous ways were incorrigible.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
