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To: gdani
Who do you know won a case against the NYT, LATimes, WP, etc.?
65 posted on 02/26/2016 1:05:16 PM PST by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: Chgogal
Who do you know won a case against the NYT, LATimes, WP, etc.?

Do you realize libel laws apply to more than just the media?

80 posted on 02/26/2016 1:10:07 PM PST by gdani ("Nobody reads the Bible more than me" - Donald Trump <<<<BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!)
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To: Chgogal

Actually, people have won cases against those publications, but they were private citizens for the purpose of defamation.


156 posted on 02/26/2016 2:32:48 PM PST by SeaHawkFan
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To: Chgogal
Who do you know won a case against the NYT, LATimes, WP, etc.?

Richard Jewell. He received settlements in all of his cases (NBC, CNN, NYPost, et al.) except one (which was eventually overturned on appeal after his death).

215 posted on 02/27/2016 5:30:21 AM PST by Charles H. (The_r0nin) (Hwaet! Lar bith maest hord, sothlice!)
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