by Phillip J. Zisook | Jul 10, 2020 | Insights, Phillip J. Zisook
The other day as I was taking my work-from-home morning walk, I explored a thought: Should racism be made a per se defamation category? Clearly, that’s not a solution to the enormous problem of societal and institutional racism spurring the current protests in...
by Phillip J. Zisook | Feb 4, 2020 | Insights, Phillip J. Zisook
On Nov. 25, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions for writs of certiorari seeking review of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision, allowing climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation case to proceed against the National Review,...
by Phillip J. Zisook | Oct 7, 2019 | Insights, Phillip J. Zisook
Recently, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, clarified a point of defamation law which had created confusion over the years: Whether a false statement imputing an association with a criminal enterprise, such as a street gang, can support a cause of action...
