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Giuliani is in the process of paying for a $148 million judgment after he was found to have defamed former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shayne Moss.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2024

And to kick things off this week, the former president went on CNBC’s Squawk Box and may have defamed Carroll again.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

Last week, a 30-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in jail for comments that were ruled to have defamed the Thai monarchy.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

He had asked the judge to stop Ms. Carroll’s defamation lawsuit since, he said, he could not have defamed her in 2019 when he denied her allegation of a decades-old rape.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

I claim the right to fly from those who have defamed my noble husband.

From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy by Moses, Montrose Jonas