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Hawaii Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Hawaii defamation laws: a 2-year deadline (HRS 657-4), the strong 2022 anti-SLAPP law (HRS 634G), defamation per se, damages, and how to sue.
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Georgia Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Georgia defamation laws: a strict 1-year deadline (OCGA 9-3-33), the anti-SLAPP statute (OCGA 9-11-11.1), slander per se categories, and how to sue.
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Florida Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Florida defamation laws: a 2-year deadline (Fla. Stat. 95.11), the 768.295 anti-SLAPP law, pre-suit retraction notice, per se categories, and how to sue.
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DC Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
DC defamation laws explained: a strict 1-year deadline (DC Code 12-301), the DC anti-SLAPP Act, defamation per se, and how to sue for libel or slander.
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Delaware Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Delaware defamation laws explained: a 2-year deadline under 10 Del. C. 8119, libel vs slander, defamation per se, and the new 2025 anti-SLAPP statute (UPEPA).
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Connecticut Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Connecticut defamation laws: a 2-year deadline under C.G.S. 52-597, libel vs slander, defamation per se, and the 2017 anti-SLAPP statute (52-196a).
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Colorado Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
Colorado defamation laws: a 1-year deadline under C.R.S. 13-80-103, libel vs slander, defamation per se, and the 2019 anti-SLAPP statute (13-20-1101).
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California Defamation Laws: Libel & Slander (2026)
California defamation laws: a 1-year deadline under CCP 340(c), libel vs slander, defamation per se, and a strong anti-SLAPP statute (CCP 425.16).
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Arkansas Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Arkansas defamation laws explained: slander has a 1-year deadline, libel 3 years, plus defamation per se, the anti-SLAPP statute, and how to sue for defamation.
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Arizona Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Arizona defamation laws: a 1-year deadline under A.R.S. 12-541, defamation per se, the single-publication rule, and Arizona's expanded anti-SLAPP statute.
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Alaska Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Alaska defamation laws: a 2-year deadline under AS 09.10.070, defamation per se, no anti-SLAPP statute, and how Rule 82 fee-shifting affects defendants.
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Alabama Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Alabama defamation laws explained: a 2-year filing deadline under Code 6-2-38, defamation per se, retraction demands, and why Alabama has no anti-SLAPP statute.
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