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To: yesthatjallen

>>Aaron Rich filed the defamation lawsuit against former Fox News guest Ed Butowsky, right-wing activist Matt Couch and his media company and the Washington Times.

You cannot defame the dead. YOU HAVE NO STANDING, SIR.


19 posted on 10/08/2020 12:29:12 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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To: a fool in paradise

Under common law and according to the definition of this defamation, deceased individuals cannot be defamed. Defamation is defined as an act or statement that damages one’s reputation. The dead do not have reputations to damage. ... Likewise, the estate of a deceased person cannot be liable for the defamation of the dead.

Can Dead People Be Defamed? - Minc Law


21 posted on 10/08/2020 12:32:55 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019)l)
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To: a fool in paradise

I don’t get where the defamation is here. It sounds more like this case is an attempt to suppress 1st amendment rights. To hush people up.


25 posted on 10/08/2020 12:59:11 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: a fool in paradise

Remember Seth !!!


26 posted on 10/08/2020 1:00:12 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: a fool in paradise

Apparently, they also said Aaron Rich was also involved, so he does have standing.


28 posted on 10/08/2020 1:07:18 PM PDT by Valpal1
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He has standing because some of these media outlets were actually reporting that Aaron Rich assisted Seth in giving the emails to wikileaks, so they defamed him personally.


43 posted on 10/08/2020 2:43:20 PM PDT by Boogieman
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