A jury in Virginia has found that the actress Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband Johnny Depp after a six-week trial that transfixed America, as the two Hollywood stars traded accusations of physical abuse.
A federal judge in the U. S. has rejected Donald Trump's request for a new trial after a jury found the former U. S. president liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.
While the internet can be a powerful tool for calling out bad or illegal behavior and seeking justice, it can also be misused to defame and damage someone's reputation unjustifiably.
Republican strategists have downplayed Donald Trump being found guilty of sexually abusing and defaming the journalist E. Jean Carroll but some senators fear it could alienate many beyond his base.
President Trump has used his Independence Day address at Mount Rushmore to condemn what he calls a merciless campaign to destroy America's history and defame its heroes.
References are so prone to inaccuracy that many firms have a policy of not giving them, fearing legal action from defamed candidates or deceived employers.
Jurors rejected Carroll's claim that she was raped but found Trump liable for sexual abuse and for defaming Carroll after she made her allegations public.