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Sarah Palin defamation suit v NYT dismissed
Ooh ooh ooh, I do so love being right! Thanks to Zoe Tillman, who tweeted the news even before the Times posted it. And do read Judge Jed Rakoff’s paragraph below about the First Amendment and political journalism. It shines … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged defamation lawsuits, First Amendment, freedom of the press, Jed Rakoff, Sarah Palin, summary dismissal, Zoe Tillman
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Defamation everywhere…and many drops to drink
Today’s Times had this informative and provocative opinion from Aziz Huq, a professor of law at the (notably not liberal–my perception) University of Chicago. Informative, because I didn’t know federal government officials–such as, say, the Twittler–were immune from defamation lawsuits. … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Aziz Huq, defamation lawsuits, Eric Bolling, Federal Tort Claims Act, Huffington Post, immunity from defamation lawsuits, malicious prosecution, MediaMatters, Patricia Glaser, sexual harassment, Westfall Act, Yashir Ali
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Sarah Palin and “actual malice”
This news (below) was to be expected. Thing is, people who sue for defamation should first grasp the definition of defamation. So now I’m musing over whether Palin’s lawyers weren’t able to explain “defamation” to her, along with the likelihood … Continue reading
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Tagged defamation lawsuits, defense of defamation lawsuits
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