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To: The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
Ever since the Sullivan v. NY Times decision, its very hard for a public figure to win a libel suit.
18 posted on 07/05/2003 3:30:00 PM PDT by Maximum Leader (run from a knife, close on a gun)
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To: Maximum Leader
Plus I think there was a recent decision that put the due dilligence standard for blogs much lower than for commercial press.
19 posted on 07/05/2003 4:19:23 PM PDT by eno_
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