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Nope, says the Michigan Court of Appeals — “Although the article contained slight inaccuracies, we conclude that the sting of the article’s headline [‘Attorney suing student admits to fake award’] would not have a different effect on a reader than the literal truth.” More »
A California county fair had concluded the contrary in 2015. More »
Say that the Westboro Baptist Church comes to a printer — a printer who supports gay rights, or who is gay himself, or who just thinks the Westboro belief system is appalling — and demands that he print a “Westboro Baptist Church Pride” T-shirt. Should the government be able to punish the printer for refusing, on the theory that this constituted impermissible religious discrimination in public accommodations? More »
Who protects freedom of information and of the press better? How do we figure it out? More »
No discussion here on what constitutes incitement, but Brandenburg v. Ohio tells us. More »
Richmond Early College High School is a predominantly white public school in Hamlet, North Carolina, with 214 students. More »
In a libel complaint, the fitness star says the publication knew its source wasn’t credible and that he has “a legal right to insist that he not be portrayed as someone he is not.” More »
If there is any question about the decline of Western civilization, this video settles it. More »
Family members of three victims of the December 2015 shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California, have sued Facebook, Google and Twitter, claiming that the companies permitted Islamic State to flourish on social media. More »
