David Elder is Regents Professor of Law Emeritus at Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University. He is the author of The Law of Defamation, the First Amendment, and Justice William H. Rehnquist’s Attempts to “Hold the Balance True”: A Framework for Assessing the Continuing Viability of New York Times v. Sullivan, DEFAMATION: A LAWYER’S GUIDE (2024-25 ed.), and PRIVACY TORTS (2024-25 ed.).