Man charged with criminal libel for comments he allegedly posted on Craigslist. Dec. 2, 2008— -- A Colorado man accused of posting comments about his ex-girlfriend on the Web site Craigslist has ...

MCALESTER, Okla. (AP) _ Former State Sen. Gene Stipe's request for a criminal libel charge against the operator of an Internet site known as McAlester Watercooler has been denied. Stipe had filed the ...

Criminal libel is usually associated with countries that lack First Amendment protections, but Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has decided to use the little-known — and some say ...

The decision of Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko came as a relief to the public, journalists, and media houses who have faced criminal prosecution as punishment for publishing statements ...

In December 2018, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s law against criminal defamation on behalf of a man arrested for insulting police online. Twenty-five states have laws that make ...

Oral arguments are set for December 6 th in the challenge by North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein’s challenge to the state’s criminal libel law. Stein himself could be charged under the law, ...

Ghana's former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, said that history had vindicated his government for the repeal of the criminal libel laws that were used to jail journalists. (MFWA/IFEX) – On 10 August ...