The Defamation Gambit: Why the First Amendment and New York Times v. Sullivan (Rightfully) Protect Magnus Carlsen et al.’s Statements about Hans Niemann’s Chess Playing

• In Event: Theorizing Law, Politics, and Society

Brief Overview

This paper reviews the defamation claims at issue in Niemann v. Carlsen (2023), concluding that the U.S. district court reviewing the case dismissed the dispute in accordance with First Amendment case law from the Supreme Court.

Author

• Eric T. Kasper, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire