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The First Amendment is under Trump attack
The six journalists charged with felony rioting were among 230 people detained in the anti-Trump demonstrations. Source: Felony Charges for Journalists Arrested at Inauguration Protests Raise Fears for Press Freedom – The New York Times At least six journalists were … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged alt-fax, freedom of the press, the First Amendment
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“Donald Trump and the Return of Seditious Libel”
A must read, and read it now: Richard Tofel, in ProPublica, gives a powerful and limpid history of the unconstitutional concept of “seditious libel”–remember the trial of daring publisher Peter Zenger, whom we all should have learned about in school?–the … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, The filthy rich
Tagged freedom of the press, seditious libel, the First Amendment
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Defamation: Gawker, freedom of the press, & big jury verdicts
A few days ago I responded to a Q by a friend of mine. He asked why HuffingtonPost articles were dominated by lists. What was this thing with lists? I felt ever so hip when I told him that, yeah, … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, The filthy rich
Tagged appeals from jury verdicts, appellate courts reduce jury verdicts, bankruptcy, defamation lawsuits, First Amendment press freedom, freedom of the press, invasion of privacy lawsuits, jury verdicts, privacy lawsuits
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