University of Virginia (UVA) fraternity Phi Kappa Psi brought a $25 million defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone.

The suit was filed in response to the now-discredited article “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA,” which told the story of a gang rape that apparently never happened.

The story drew national outrage but was discredited following an investigation by Columbia Journalism School and was retracted by Rolling Stone.

At the center of the defamation case is the issue of libel, one of the areas of free speech not protected by the First Amendment. Proving statements written read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com