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Former policeman arrested for defaming chief wins right to pursue lawsuit

donal brown March 26, 2012

A U.S. district court ruled a former policeman can continue a civil lawsuit against a Louisiana police chief for violating his First Amendment rights. The policeman was arrested for criminal defamation for sending an e-mail to a local newspaper criticizing them for not reporting the chief’s alleged involvement in another officer’s DUI arrest. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, March 23, 2012, by Andrea Papagianis. Full story    

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Federal judge rules local news station not libel Virginia tax accountant

donal brown February 16, 2012

A Virginia accountant will not be able to sue a local news station for including him in a newscast about “unscrupulous” tax preparation firms, a federal judge ruled. The accountant had sued for per-se libel in that  the newscast allegedly described “an unfitness to perform the duties of office or employment for profit, a lack of integrity in the discharge of duties of such office, and the commission of a criminal offense,” according to court documents.

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Racecar builder sues NASCR driver and Jacked-Up Energy Drinks for defamation

donal brown February 14, 2012

A racecar builder says NASCAR Matt McCall and Jacked-Up Energy Drinks defamed him when they withdrew from a contract to sponsor his car in 2011. In his complaint, the builder claimed that the defendants in the libel suit lied when they said “the plaintiff could not be trusted in the handling of monetary funds, that plaintiff did not own or operate a race car meeting NASCAR specifications and that plaintiff did not possess a NASCAR

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Colorado legislature to consider repealing state’s criminal libel law

donal brown February 14, 2012

A Colorado legislator introduced a measure to repeal the state’s criminal libel statute. As of now a person can go to jail for publishing libel. The legislator was inspired to introduce the law by the case of a former student at the University of Colorado who posted a photo of a professor on the Internet that made the professor look like a KISS guitarist. The student spent a week in jail but the charges were

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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul loses bid for identities of those posting online spoof

donal brown January 31, 2012

A federal judge ruled that Republican presidential contender Ron Paul could not force YouTube and Twitter to provide the identities of whoever uploaded videos with a spoof of Ron Paul bashing former candidate Jon Huntsman for being a Chinese agent. It is unusual for a candidate to sue in these matters given the courts’ tolerance of robust give and take in presidential campaigns, writes Jeff Roberts in paidContent. -db From a commentary in paidContent, January

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