ACLU to Coal Baron: “You Can't Sue People for Being Mean to You, Bob.”

Posted by yread on Friday August 11, 2017 @07:29PM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

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Re:ACLU to Coal Baron: “You Can't Sue People for Being Mean ... by cyanexttuesday on Friday August 11, 2017 @08:23PM (#14995554)

You can if its defamation.

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Re:ACLU to Coal Baron: “You Can't Sue People for Being Mean ... by hectorgrey on Friday August 11, 2017 @11:04PM (#14996201)

Don't you have to prove that it's untrue in most USA jurisdictions?

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Re:ACLU to Coal Baron: “You Can't Sue People for Being Mean ... by gozur88 on Friday August 11, 2017 @07:56PM (#14995421)

You can sue people for anything. Works better if you sue someone without enough money to defend himself, though.

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Re:ACLU to Coal Baron: “You Can't Sue People for Being Mean ... by kitanata on Friday August 11, 2017 @10:56PM (#14996179)

Here's the internet's favorite copyright attorney talking about this. It's a fun read. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or0sfrz93O4

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Re:ACLU to Coal Baron: “You Can't Sue People for Being Mean ... by anotheryou on Sunday August 13, 2017 @05:07PM (#15004947)

I love streisand

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