George Tidmarsh, the head of the FDA’s drug division, resigned on Sunday after he was placed on leave Friday, “after the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of the Inspector General were notified of serious concerns about his personal conduct,” Emily Hilliard, an HHS spokeswoman, told ABC News in a statement. Tidmarsh said… The post FDA Drug Unit chief resigns as he is sued appeared first on Drug Discovery and Development.| Drug Discovery and Development
by Katy Young, Esq. As a litigator with university leaders as clients, I am witnessing a troubling trend taking root across higher education: The presidents of Harvard and Penn were forced to resign following politically charged scrutiny. The University of Virginia’s president stepped down amid targeting by national political figures. DEI offices have been dismantled … Continue reading "Protecting University Leaders Against Political Pressure that Becomes Defamation: A Legal Case from Cal...| Ad Astra Law Group, P.C.
–Aparimita Tiwari An Introduction In the intricate tapestry of human society, our image and reputation hold immense value. It takes years of dedication to build a commendable reputation, yet its delicate existence can be shattered in an instant. This universal phenomenon is particularly evident in collectivist cultures, where individuals would go to extreme lengths, even … Continue reading The Hidden Dagger: Unraveling Defamation by Innuendo| The Criminal Law Blog
The Spectator and Douglas Murray have won a legal case brought against them by Mohammed Hijab, a Muslim activist who sued the magazine and the journalist for defamation.| The Daily Sceptic
Here’s the text of a memo obtained by The New Republic, written by Philip Hegseth, senior adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and DHS liason to the Department of Defense.| The New Republic
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US President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners including Rupert Murdoch for at least $10 billion on Friday, a day after the newspaper reported that his name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets they shared. Morgan Ayre tells us more.| France 24
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Don't even look at Wikipedia on either #Neurodiversity or my profile "Judy Singer". These entries are either a clueless hodge-podge of misinformation by faceless, self-appointed, and clearly unqualified "editors" who rely on social media scuttlebutt or more sinisterly have been corrupted by malicious rivals in the field or their agents.As for what these amateurs did to the "| Reflections on the Neurodiversity Paradigm
Blume? Singer?or...Turtles All The Way Down?An Actual Correction of a Scurrilous Libel(based on actual original documents!) Spoiler: It was me! I refer to the scurrilous, erroneous and self-serving trashtake of my work by the two most prominent Northern Hemisphere academic Johnny-Come-Latelies to the #Neurodiversity discourse, Robert J Chapman, Nick Walker, and their 4| Reflections on the Neurodiversity Paradigm
... and phobic about a Yankee gutter tabloid journalist, but who cares about him? Not giving him oxygen. I only respect the pronoun choices of people who respect me, not academics who seize the opportunity to clamber over me up the greasy pole to academic glory. NB: I am not an academic and hsbr never had the slightest desire to beIn retrospect, if this is how vicious academic| Reflections on the Neurodiversity Paradigm
For the Record: First published April 7th 2024Now updated March 7th 2025 and again late AprilMore Relevant than Ever It has taken me this long to send a second rebuttal of the fallacious and libellous hatchet job published by the highly esteemed multinational academic publishing juggernaut Sage Journals. Sage's publishers have dug their heels in, claiming that "| Reflections on the Neurodiversity Paradigm
ENVY Over the past year, two prominent figures in the development of the neurodiversity discourse, Robert J Chapman and Nick Walker, along with 4 acolytes, have initiated a disinformation campaigntargeting my reputation. Click to view At best, for their sake, and my own belief in human decency, I can only hope these people sincerely believe their calumnies, and| Reflections on the Neurodiversity Paradigm
Notice of DefamationThe highly-respected academic journal, Sage Publications, has published the following open letter by 6 American and British academics, which claims to be a "correction" to the attribution of the term "Neurodiversity" to me.. The letter is authored by a collective of 6 northern hemisphere scholars who describe themselves "international scholars of neurodiversity".| Reflections on the Neurodiversity Paradigm
Afterthought, 30/02/2025Sorry, not sorry! The word "Woman" is historically reserved. It means "Adult Biological Female".Original post 17/11/2025So these are the 2 tweets that have landed my career in hot water. Click to enlargeTweet No 1. Tweet No 2. I’m #Linguaphilic, not #Transphobic! Why would I be transphobic when I introduced the term #Neurodiversity to advocate for a| Reflections on the Neurodiversity Paradigm
An interesting recent judgment in the High Court considers the extent to which rules in defamation law might also apply to data protection claims. In July 2024 His Honour Judge Lewis struck out a claim in defamation brought by Dale … Continue reading →| informationrightsandwrongs
In the wake of the Douglas Murray defamation case against the Observer this week, which focused on a column I had written last August, there have been a large number of claims that I lied or sought…| Pandaemonium
Irish Court of Appeal Joins Google as Defendant in Defamation Proceedings .| WILLIAM FRY
The CA Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a LAFD firefighter who claims he was defamed and discriminated against after he was falsely accused of sexually assaulting a patient. Louis Cerda claimed that the department’s handling of a female patient’s accusations damaged his reputation and subjected him to adverse employment action.| Fire Law Blog
Here is a selection of recent publications contained in our August 2024 edition of Legal News.| WILLIAM FRY
