A recent post by Eugene Volokh describes a legal case which hinges on a rule of libel law that most people are likely unaware of: “It has long been the law of Pennsylvania that statements made by judges, attorneys, witnesses and parties in the course of or pertinent to any stage of judicial proceedings are absolutely privileged and, therefore, cannot form the basis for liability for defamation.” Volokh makes no comment of his own regarding the merits of this rule, but I have seen a devast...
