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Then they should read the complaint, and try to understand the laws which relate to it. For example in the state this is filed the responding party must be first given a request to publish a retraction, and they have 10 days in which to do so. This lawsuit did not meet that requirement, and on that alone would be thrown out.
Its a bunch of nonsense. Its going to get thrown out.
If you read the link I posted... they did ask the post for a retraction.... they were ignored...….
The Trial is going to take place in Kentucky...…...So the WAPO can't rely on favoritism...….
Libel law concerning public figures is somewhat different (in the US) than for the public. Politicians and celebrities have a harder time bringing a libel suit and that is what I think Trump wants to change. For non-public figures it is not that hard to bring a libel suit - just show it was intentional, caused harm, and the person who libeled knew it to be false. This is what the Covington kid is doing against Wa Po.
Trump hates the Sullivan decision handed down by the Supreme Court which give the press a lot of latitude in what they can say about politicians. Sullivan is a two-edged sword - it protects the press against politically motivated attacks but it also enables blatant liars like Alex Jones and Infowars. It basically enables fake news as well as protecting real news which politicians want to claim is fake. It is tricky.
As to the Covington kid - if WaPo screwed up and engaged in poor journalism by publish rumors and unsubstantiated allegations, they probably should be brought to task on it. I like the Washington Post so hope they didn't screw up but I think in this day and age it is really important for the press to get their stories above reproach.
They did it to a Minor/child...……….they are in deep do-do
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It will hard to watch courts full of maga-hatters holding back their tears after someone looked at them wrong in the subway.
Have to admit, it would be fun watching this group who spread constant lies and nutball conspiracy theories accusing others of telling fibs about them.
How come none of Sandmann's cheerleaders in this thread posted an update about the lawsuit?
...Nick and his attorneys had alleged that the gist of The Washington Post's first article conveyed that Nick had assaulted or physically intimidated Nathan Phillips and engaged in racist conduct... Bertelsman ruled such claims were "not supported by the plain language in the article, which states none of these things."...
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