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I was once sued for defamation. It was funny but this one is funnier

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Naomi

Yeah, I was sued for writing something here on this blog about someone whom I identified with an amusing pseudonym. I called him a “liar, scofflaw and deadbeat.” As you know, calling a pseudonym nasty terms is OK, as long … Continue reading →

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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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