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To: Libloather
I was listening to one of Kyle's early lawyers Robert Barnes, and he was explaining that Kyle's case for suing for defamation or liable is a much, much tougher situation than the Nick Sandmann case against CNN.

He explained that once you are indicted and tried for a crime, most liable case law has been that statements like 'murder' or 'white supremacist' are no more damaging to a reputation than the indictment for the charge, even if later found not guilty.

Barnes thinks Kyle could win some of the defamation cases, but couldn't really show damages and thus wouldn't win much compensation in court.

3 posted on 11/23/2021 3:38:52 AM PST by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

How about the racebaiters now, who STILL continue on with this stuff? After the facts are out , Id assume people still defaming him have to liable for something.


10 posted on 11/23/2021 7:16:18 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: Yo-Yo; Cboldt
Barnes thinks Kyle could win some of the defamation cases, but couldn't really show damages and thus wouldn't win much compensation in court.

So Rittenhouse would have to wait until he was denied employment or a scholarship, and then prove that the reason was Biden called him a "white supremacist?" Biden's lawyer could argue that SCOTUS has given wide latitude to opinions, but today some HR departments are likely to take such slurs quite seriously.

14 posted on 11/23/2021 10:48:34 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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