slander laws
Anti-libel legal protections
Slander laws are legal rules governing spoken defamation—false statements that harm someone's reputation.
Unlike libel, which covers written defamation, slander applies to oral statements.
To win a slander case, plaintiffs typically must prove the statement was false, published to others, and caused damage.
Public figures face higher burdens, needing to show actual malice.
The celebrity sued under slander laws after the interview aired.
- damagesCompensation for injury
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- injunctionsOfficial orders to act
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- libelPrinted defamation
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- media regulationcensorship, content moderation, press censorship, film censorship, art censorship
- media rulesbroadcast standards, decency standards, content moderation, rating systems, editorial standards
- broadcast regulationbroadcast license, decency standards, broadcasting standards, broadcast standards, FCC
slander lawsFirst Amendment
Constitutional free expression guarantee
freedom of expression · whistleblower protections · marketplace of ideas
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