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To: AFreeBird

NYT v. Sullivan probably protects NBC in this case.


76 posted on 03/14/2017 5:05:52 PM PDT by oblomov (We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
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To: oblomov

That was the landmark case that created the “public person” standard for libel. I don’t think disclosing his tax returns would be considered libelous, unless you reported the information falsely.


89 posted on 03/14/2017 5:09:03 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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