Public figures "have voluntarily exposed themselves to increased risk of injury from defamatory falsehood" and boast increased access to media to "counteract false statements." ...

Curtis Pub. Co. v. Butts (1967) … held that the head football coach at the University of Georgia (who was privately paid and not a public employee) was a "public figure" in a defamation case ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court recently decided that a high school football coach was not a public official or a public figure for purposes of a defamation claim. The decision meant the coach ...

“I’ve been sober from alcohol for 1,558 days, so to press me on a DUI, I’m a public figure,” he said. The description for one of his last YouTube videos, ...

A public figure may have provided something in the present or the past, sparking memories, thoughts, and feelings connected ...

Former Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi continues to hold the highest trust rating among Ukrainians, with 73% saying they trust him and only 18% expressing distrust, ...

Americans once demanded a lot less of their national public figures than they do now. In the frontier days, a politician often proved himself by demonstrating his capacity for drink, women and duels.

John La Farge. Study for Trinity Church: Jeremiah. A few such nagging questions and startling moments of disconnection await the viewer of “ The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, ...

Is each one of them a public figure? Not exactly. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, ...

Nearly 10,000 staff in Scotland’s “bloated” public sector are on six-figure salaries, the most detailed survey ever of their ...