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Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction by acheron on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:27PM (#11878072)
The issue I have with it is that money from an external source that had nothing to do with the suit was funnelled in

This is incredibly common, e.g. it's basically the entire job description of the ACLU. Why is it different in this case?

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Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction by smt88 on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:31PM (#11878139)
> Why is it different in this case?

The ACLU is a charitable organization, and its cases have an ideological consistency. Thiel was just trying to find anything he could on Gawker (or just bury them in frivolous lawsuits if he couldn't). The cases didn't have any ideological consistency except "kill Gawker".

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Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction by FireBeyond on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:32PM (#11878146)
Because the ACLU does it in the open, rather than in secret?
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Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction by strictnein on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:41PM (#11878253)
Rights aren't only protected if you exercise them publicly.
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Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction by FireBeyond on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:42PM (#11878266)
No, but one of the reasons "maintenance" is or was illegal is because the defendant has a right to know their accuser/opponent and their motivations, hence discovery and other pre-trial proceedings, so they can best defend themselves.
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