Let the dead stay buried: online archiving does not bring "zombie" defamation claims back to life

Two former "American Idol" contestants waited too long to file their defamation suit against the parent company of MTV and VH1, a federal appeals court decides. The ruling is the latest to apply the "single publication rule" to an article continuously available on a news website. The decision should be reassuring to online publishers -- but with some important cautions. 

Louisville student’s sarcastic delivery-room blog births a bad First Amendment outcome

Posting on social media about stuff you see at work is risky business. When you're enrolled in college, it's downright hazardous.The University of Minnesota disciplined a mortuary science student who made flippant remarks on Facebook about the corpse she was assigned to dissect.