Defamation law is the area of law that relates to communications about the reputation of another person. Defamatory speech is a communication that might hurt the reputation of someone else. The purpose of the area of law is to protect people from having their lives and livelihoods ruined or significantly altered because of untrue statements against them. However, the law still protects a person’s First Amendment right to speak freely without being held liable for saying something insulting, making a (…)