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To: ransomnote

He’s got a high bar to jump. As public a figure as he is, he has to prove actual malice or willful disregard for truth. While we all know that both of those elements define the Slimes, proving it is next to impossible.


13 posted on 02/26/2020 1:04:20 PM PST by IronJack
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To: IronJack
He’s got a high bar to jump. As public a figure as he is, he has to prove actual malice or willful disregard for truth. While we all know that both of those elements define the Slimes, proving it is next to impossible.

On top of that, New York courts hold that anything labelled "editorial or "opinion" is almost always libel-proof.

19 posted on 02/26/2020 1:41:42 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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