Judge Jed S. Rakoff also rejected Palin’s request that he recuse himself.

Up until this year, it was unheard of for a sitting American president to sue a news outlet. In just a few months, President Donald Trump has managed to make it seem normal.

MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin joins Nicolle Wallace to break down the libel lawsuit Donald Trump has filed against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and two Wall Street Journal reporters after their reporting on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

BuzzFeed may have accomplished the nearly-impossible in journalism this week, when it arguably libeled President-elect Trump by publishing a report about his alleged Russian ties. The story has been widely panned as irresponsible journalism and even ...

Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for defamation and libel, alleging the publication caused him reputational damage. According to Reuters, the president sued the New York Times, four of its reporters and publisher ...

President Trump has turned on his longtime on-again, off-again ally, Rupert Murdoch. He filed a $10 billion dollar lawsuit against Murdoch and his company Newscorp after the Wall Street Journal’s report on Trump’s alleged racy birthday letter to ...

A Manhattan Supreme Court justice has dismissed a $100 million libel lawsuit against the author and publisher of "Primary Colors," the fictionalized insider account of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. In dismissing the suit, Justice Richard F.

Most celebrities are used to filling up the pages of tabloids and magazines but when false statements are published these celebrities are quick to sue to clear their name. Tom Cruise has no problems suing a publication if he feels they’ve printed lies or ...

President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with news organizations over his time in office has led to a host of legal battles and disputes

Former White House aide Sidney Blumenthal dropped a $30 million libel suit against Internet gossip columnist Matt Drudge and agreed to pay Drudge's side $2,500 for travel costs. Blumenthal filed the suit in 1997 after Drudge reported a story that suggested ...