Sentence examples similar to presented a libel charge from inspiring English sources

When he defended CBS against a libel charge brought by Gen. William Westmoreland in the 1980s, it was the first libel case he had handled.

It is hard to defeat a libel charge under British law -- truth is no defense.

He faced arrest on a libel charge in 1898, which stemmed from comments made by Irwin about the actions of the Philadelphia ownership during his time there.

No laws existed to forbid the publication of pornography and therefore when Curll was arrested and imprisoned in 1725 (the first such prosecution in nearly 20 years), it was under threat of a libel charge.

Sarah Palin's invocation of a "blood libel" charge against her perceived enemies is hardly a step in the right direction.

In more close proximity to Palin's statement yesterday, Hess linked Jews with abortion - a claim that has echoes of the blood libel charge.

The libel charge stemmed from accusations made in 2014 by a man who claimed she defamed him on Facebook, which she denied.

(ESPN, via The Associated Press Ann amended libel charge brought by Tesla Motors against the BBC, the producer of the television program "Top Gear," was dismissed by a London judge on Thursday.

And the group libel approach requires proof that the libel charge is false, which can have troubling consequences, Strossen said.

Both were convicted of the libel charge, and Justice William Carlos Ives sentenced them to hard labour.

Their freight charges present a staggering total.