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For questions relating to non-criminal legal branch of [common-law] legal systems. Not to be confused with [civil-legal-system], relating to civilian or Roman law.
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Does the Trump campaign have standing to sue over defamation against Trump?
The NY Times, the Washington Post and, most recently, CNN, are being sued for defaming Trump. However:
As with the other two cases, this one is being brought on behalf of the campaign, rather tha …
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Can an estate sue for defamation over statement made before decedent died?
According to the answers to this question you can't be (successfully) sued for statements you make about someone who is already dead. But what if you said something defamatory about John Doe while he …
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Could a poll's claimed results be defamatory?
In the Trump campaign's letter demanding that CNN retract its poll claiming Biden leads Trump, the letter claims:
The poll is intentionally false, defamatory and misleading, and designed to harm t …
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A plaintiff's "not guilty" verdict in a defamation suit
Scenario: John Doe is charged with murder, tried before a jury, and gets a "not guilty" verdict. After the verdict I publish commentary saying that the jury got it wrong and Doe is definitely a murde …
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By what laws can the DoJ be the plaintiff for breaking confidentiality of the First Lady?
Quoting Techdirt:
On Tuesday, the Justice Department sued Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former close friend of the First Lady, Melania Trump, who recently published a book about her relationship with …
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When (if ever) is it a tort for a reporter to reveal "off the record" info?
Outside of NDAs and other confidentiality contracts, are there any circumstances where it would be a tort for a reporter to reveal information that was shared under an "off the record" condition?
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Sandy Hook defamation case and opinions based on disclosed facts
(Note that I 100% think the Sandy Hook shootings were 100% real.)
From a BBC article:
In June a Wisconsin judge ruled that James Fetzer had defamed Leonard Pozner by claiming he had fabricated th …
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