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The article focuses on the Gujarat High Court upholding the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case regarding his Modi surname remark. Topics include the denial of stay on conviction, the implications for Rahul Gandhi's electoral eligibility and Member of Parliament status, and the Congress party's response expressing respect for the court's judgment but disagreement with it with plans to approach the Supreme Court for further action.

The article discusses the High Court trial of Victorian Egyptologist, Wallis Budge, for slandering Hormuzd Rassam at the British Museum. Topics discussed include background of Rassam who was hired by archaeologist Henry Layard as paymaster at a dig, the statement of claim and allegations about Rassam's conduct at the excavation site.

A biography of Helen M. Gougar, suffragist, temperance advocate, and newspaper columnist, is presented. Born in July 1843 in Michigan she was educated at Hillsdale College for Women and moved to Lafayette, Indiana, where she became involved with the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). An 1882 lawsuit, Gougar v. Mandler, was brought by Gougar against sheriff Henry Mandler, whom she accused of slander regarding an adulterous affair between she and local politician W. DeWitt Wallace.

Reports on Oprah Winfrey's handling of the Texas cattlemen's suit against her. Their suit under the False Disparagement of Perishable Food Products Act; Their objection to Winfrey's comment on her television show in April 1996 about a possible connection between eating beef and contracting mad cow disease; Winfrey's broadcast of her television show from Amarillo, Texas during her trial; How people were won over to her side of the issue.

The article reports on the trial involving Marthe Richard, a heroine of the underground in World Wars I and II and a member of the Paris Municipal Council of France. She filed a 1,000,000 French franc suit against the journal "Crapouillot" for its editor's claim that her heroism was based on her affair with German naval attache Baron Hans von Krohn. The court awarded a token verdict of 50,000 francs to Richard after eight days of deliberation.

Discusses the lawsuit that Texas rancher Paul Engler brought against Oprah Winfrey. Engler's claim that he lost millions of dollars after a remark made by Winfrey on her television program about mad-cow disease caused cattle prices to plummet; The question as to the civil rights of food; When and why food-disparagement laws were first introduced.

The article deals with the defamation suit filed by Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida against "Meridiano d'Italia" writer Enrico de Boccard. According to the lawyer of the actress, de Boccard defamed Lollobrigida when he described her physical features in the movie "Achtung Banditi." In response, de Boccard's lawyer stated that the offensive word used was really an old Italian term that was used by writers. Nevetheless, de Boccard and newspaper director Franco Mario Servello were fined 176 U.S. dollars plust costs.

The article offers an update on the trial of doctor Gordon S. Seagrave who was charged by the U.S. government with high treason in 1950. Government witnesses such as Brigadier Lazum Tang and nurse Ma Aye Mya had little or nothing to say about treason, concentrated instead on other accusations against Seagrave like discourtesy, fornication and slander. Tang testified that Seagrave refused to shake hands with him when government troops reoccupied Namhkam and the nurse claimed that the doctor had forced his nurses to enter into sexual relations.

The article reports the filing of a lawsuit by Layson's Restoration against Fisher Broadcasting and Seattle-based television station KOMO for libel, slander, defamation and false light. The suit alleges that KOMO aired a story about Layson's past prosecution on trademark infringement charges which contained inflammatory language and unsubstantiated statements, and posted slanderous comments on the station's website. The aired story also allegedly violates professional ethics in journalism.

The article presents a legal battle involving Ersilia DeLaPaz and the Nampa Charter School in Idaho. DeLaPaz was once an employee for the school and was fired for incompetence as well as slander and libel. The author focuses on the survival and success rate of charter schools and also deals with the issue of institutional defamation.

Reports on Speedera Networks Inc.'s request for the court to grant a preliminary injunction to prevent Akamai Technologies Inc. from making disparaging remarks about it in its sales promotions. Lawsuits that the companies have pending; Speeder's plan to enjoin Akamai from making gross misrepresentations about its business and technology.

Reports on the court decision in Washington State that requires Green River Community College to pay its former athletic director Michael McGraw for racial discrimination and defamation. Reason for the termination of McGraw; Information on the discriminatory behavior against McGraw; Justification for the decision.

Reports that a lawsuit by Texas cattlemen against Oprah Winfrey was rejected. Details of the claims against Winfrey for allegedly giving a false impression on her television show that mad cow disease can spread to humans.

The article reports on the legal battle between Highland Capital Management president James Dondero and former Highland Capital Management executive Patrick Daugherty. The legal battle has something to do with Daugherty's accusation that Dondero used illegal means to track his wife who allegedly cheated on him. In response, Highland was directed by Dondero to launch a breach of contract and defamation lawsuit against Daugherty.

The article reports on the start of the criminal case against Memorial human rights center head Oleg Orlov at the Khamovniki Court in Moscow, Russia, in September 2010, who is accused of slandering Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

The article discusses the merits of the Taylor versus Calvary Baptist Temple, et al. defamation case. A court in Georgia has rejected the defamation claim of a school teachers, arguing that the oral statements made against him are not considered as slander per se. There are several conditions that make a person liable for slander, including making charges against someone in reference to his trade, office or profession among others.

Details some cases of slander and libel that occurred in universities and colleges in the U.S. Texas court case Alaniz v. Hoyt; Louisiana court case Baxter v. Scott; North Dakota court case Wagner v. Miskin.

Expresses concern that defamation laws could be a form of censorship. Truth as the accused's defense in defamation cases; Assessment of the uniform defamation laws proposed by Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock; Possibility of facilitating legal proceedings for "defamation" of dead persons.

Focuses on a lawsuit filed by singer Michael Jackson against the creator of the motion picture 'Scary Movie 3,' claiming slander due to the impersonation made of the actor in the film's trailer.

Reports that the Supreme Court of Alabama has ordered another trial for defamation claim against lawyer, Richard Poff. Comments from Poff about the court decision; Comments from Robert Hayes on filing the lawsuit against Poff.

Reports that actress Elizabeth Taylor lost her legal battle with `The National Enquirer' and was ordered to pay the tabloid half a million dollars. Libel and slander charges filed by Taylor and former husband Larry Fortensky against the tabloid in 1992; Plan of `National Enquirer' to donate the money to Taylor's favorite cause, AIDS.

Discusses the Wayne County, Kentucky case filed by four former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees against the company for charges of slander and felony violations of the state eavesdropping statute. Dismissal of the employees in 1995 on the grounds that they stole company property from a Wal-Mart store in Monticello, Kentucky; Damages awarded to plaintiffs.

Reports on the lawsuit filed in Essex County, New Jersey court by associate Michael Siegel against Newark-based law firm, McCarter & English. Siegel's claim that he was defamed by untrue characterizations in a report circulated by the partnership selection committee; Reason why Siegel was denied partnership; Allegations of anti-Semitism and of an extramarital affair between an attorney and a staff member.

Reports on Bekins Van Lines Co.'s settlement of claims in a lawsuit filed against the company by clients of attorney Herbert Waldman, following their launching of a Web site inviting other Web users to trash the national moving business. Overview on negative Web site publication as a new litigation tactic; Legal ethics considerations in such type of tactic.

Reports on the dismissal of a slander action in September 1987 brought by professional football agent J. Harrison Henderson III against Denver Gold football coach Darrel Davis. Language and legal difficulties plaintiffs face when they object to its use; Protection of an individual's expression of opinion under the First Amendment.

Reports that a jury in Amarillo, Texas, rejected a lawsuit brought against Oprah Winfrey by a group of Texas cattlemen. Their claim that one of her talk shows focusing on mad-cow disease had disparaged the beef industry and caused futures prices to plummet; Her reaction to the ruling.

Reports on the libel lawsuit brought against Oprah Winfrey by beef farmers in Texas. The fans that crowded into the courthouse; The claim filed by cattle feeder Paul Engler against Winfrey and vegetarian food activist Howard Lyman for statements they made on Winfrey's show; The allegation of Engler that he lost millions of dollars after the airing of the show.

States that Judge Bruce W. Dodds of Santa Barbara, California, lost a defamation lawsuit brought against ABC News for reporting that he consulted a crystal ball in his deliberations. Profile of Dodds in a program segment by ABC; Title of the segment; Investigation of Judge Dodds by the state's Commission on Judicial Performance.