Editorial on transportation company ruled 'opinion': court also upholds tough standard for proving 'defamation by implication'

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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled in Guilford Transportation Industries v. Wilner that the reporter had not defamed the company, stating that mere implication was not enough to prove libel.

Washington, DC, Washington, D.C.

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Through accusations of defamation, companies are starting to unmask anonymous online critics

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The author discusses cases brought by companies to force Internet service providers to reveal the identities of anonymous parties defaming them.

Internet service providers, Anonyms and pseudonyms, Pseudonyms

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Sued into silence: anti-SLAPP laws to the rescue

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The author discusses anti-strategic lawsuits against public participation laws and their use in dismissing libel suits filed against those who have spoken out on public issues.

Freedom of speech, Political participation, Strategic lawsuits against public participation

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