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California's SB 343 rewrote the statewide child support guideline effective September 1, 2024, changing the K-factor, low-income adjustment, and add-on rules.
Florida SB 1168, effective Oct. 1, 2025, makes using a tracking device or app to further a dangerous crime a second-degree felony. Here is what the law changes.
Florida HB 479, effective Oct. 1, 2025, lets courts order restitution from drivers who leave the scene of a property-damage crash. Here is what the law changes.
In United States v. Rahimi (2024), the Supreme Court upheld the federal law barring guns for people under domestic-violence restraining orders, 8-1.
In Simone v. Alam (2025), Pennsylvania's Supreme Court let a slip-and-fall suit proceed against the owner in control, not every co-owner.
No official tally of Elon Musk defamation lawsuits exists. This tracks the verified cases, including the Unsworth trial he won, and flags suits often mislabeled as defamation.
There is no official tally of Trump's defamation cases. A sourced guide to the major ones, where he is both a plaintiff and a defendant. Verified June 20, 2026.
Yes, a public figure can sue for defamation, but must prove actual malice by clear and convincing evidence (NYT v. Sullivan). How the standard works.
A cease and desist or pre-action letter is the usual first step before a defamation claim. In Australia and the UK it is expected, not optional.
A defamation cease and desist letter explained: what it does, what to include, retraction demands, anti-SLAPP risk, DIY vs lawyer, and what happens next.
Defamation of character is the umbrella term; libel is written and slander is spoken. Learn the difference, per se categories, and why it matters.
Can you go to jail for defamation? In most of the US it is a civil matter, but 15 states still have criminal defamation laws. Here is when each applies.