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“Refuse At Your Peril”: Does The Lincoln Project Have A Credible Defamation Case Against Giuliani?

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I was therefore gladdened by the Supreme Court ruling 8-1 in favor of the free speech in the case, even if it meant a victory for odious Westboro Church. Sullivan, the Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech. In New York Times v.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Court Said Climate Scientist Provided Sufficient Evidence of Actual Malice for Blog Authors but Not for Publisher.

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New Lawsuit Against Trump Could Backfire Over The Use of Labels Like “China Virus” and ‘Wuhan Flu”

JonathanTurley

” What is most interesting about this lawsuit is how it is arguably meritless under both tort and constitutional law. Trump could argue truth as a defense and fall back on opinion is needed in any litigation. This is a classic example where opinion is protected under tort and constitutional law.

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