Tag Archives: defamation lawsuits

Roy Moore sues Sacha Baron Cohen for maybe defamation

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: $95 million lawsuit Roy Moore, a Republican who ran in and lost a Senate election in Alabama, is suing Sacha Baron Cohen — aka Ali G aka Borat aka Brüno et al. — and Showtime for … Continue reading →

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Oh foo. We have to define defamation again. AGAIN

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Naomi

Now that Trump has, once again, in a tiresome lifetime of such tiresome threatened lawsuits, threatened a lawsuit for defamation against Michael Wolff and his publisher, Holt, I guess it’s time to return to the legal definition of defamation, i.e., … Continue reading →

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The Sue Rule: anyone can sue anyone at any time, but…

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Naomi

It’s a rule. I learned it years ago from a lawyer I worked for. The “but” is most significant. (Can also be spelled “butt.”) As Darrell Issa learned when he sued an opponent for defamation. Here’s DailyKos Elections dish about … Continue reading →

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