Defamation Laws
Washington Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Washington defamation laws: a 2-year deadline (RCW 4.16.100), the new UPEPA anti-SLAPP statute (Chapter 4.105 RCW), per se categories, and how to sue.
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Virginia Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Virginia defamation laws: a 1-year deadline (Va. Code 8.01-247.1), the 8.01-223.2 anti-SLAPP immunity, insulting words, per se categories, and how to sue.
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Vermont Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Vermont defamation laws: a 3-year deadline (12 V.S.A. 512), the 12 V.S.A. 1041 anti-SLAPP special motion to strike, per se categories, and how to sue.
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Utah Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Utah defamation laws: a 1-year deadline (Utah Code 78B-2-302), the UPEPA anti-SLAPP statute, per se categories, retraction, and how to sue.
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Texas Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Texas defamation laws: a 1-year deadline under CPRC 16.002, the strong TCPA anti-SLAPP statute (Chapter 27), the retraction request rule, and how to sue.
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Tennessee Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Tennessee defamation laws: slander is 6 months (T.C.A. 28-3-103), libel is 1 year (28-3-104), plus the Tennessee Public Participation Act anti-SLAPP.
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South Dakota Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
South Dakota defamation laws: a 2-year deadline under SDCL 15-2-15, a new 2026 anti-SLAPP law (SB 137), libel and slander by statute, and how to sue.
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South Carolina Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
South Carolina defamation laws: a 2-year deadline to sue under S.C. Code 15-3-550, no anti-SLAPP statute, per se categories, damages, and how to file.
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Rhode Island Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Rhode Island defamation laws: a one-year slander deadline, a three-year libel deadline (R.I. Gen. Laws 9-1-14), and the anti-SLAPP statute (9-33-1).
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Pennsylvania Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Pennsylvania defamation laws: the one-year deadline to sue (42 Pa.C.S. 5523), libel vs slander, defamation per se, and the 2024 anti-SLAPP law.
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Oregon Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Oregon defamation laws: the one-year deadline to sue (ORS 12.120), libel vs slander, defamation per se, and Oregon's strong anti-SLAPP law (ORS 31.150).
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Oklahoma Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Oklahoma defamation laws: the one-year deadline to sue (12 O.S. 95), libel and slander definitions, and the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act.
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