Criminal defamation is rarely prosecuted, but it's on the books in a large fraction of US states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#Cri

Criminal defamation is rarely prosecuted, but it's on the books in a large fraction of US states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#Criminal_defamation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#C...