He’s a nutjob but what does this say about the Sandman cases against NBC, ABC etc. Doesn’t even an oddball like Jones have First Amendment rights of does that only apply to liberal nutjob?
> Doesn’t even an oddball like Jones have First Amendment rights of does that only apply to liberal nutjob? <
The 1A protects you against the government, and only against the government. So the FBI can’t sue you if you defame them. But a private individual sure can. And that’s what’s happing here.
“Doesn’t even an oddball like Jones have First Amendment rights of does that only apply to liberal nutjob?”
The first amendment says the government can’t put you in jail for what you say. It does not say that some other American cannot sue you for defamation of character.
Actually, if it was up to me I would allow the descendants of historical figures to also sue when their ancestor is defamed. That’s the only way I can think of to stop Hollywood from lying about history, which they frequently do.