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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by javajosh on Monday January 25, 2021 @03:26PM (#25908322)
Great link, thank you! That's precisely what I was looking for (and I highly recommend it to anyone else reading this thread). It does seem strange to me that we set the bar so high for defamation, but its one of those times where the trade-off is very clear, and it seems like in this particular case "reckless disregard for the truth" seems to fit extremely well.
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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by enraged_camel on Monday January 25, 2021 @04:29PM (#25909169)
> It does seem strange to me that we set the bar so high for defamation

Well, it's not that strange, if you look at how frequently mere threats of defamation lawsuits are used to chill free speech.

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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by javajosh on Monday January 25, 2021 @04:31PM (#25909196)
Indeed. The solution, though, is simple: every man woman and child in the USA should just get a law degree!
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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by tigershark on Monday January 25, 2021 @05:47PM (#25909997)
Every man, woman, person, camera, TV!
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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by xxpor on Monday January 25, 2021 @10:22PM (#25912086)
After 2020, any states left without a strong anti-SLAPP statute should make it a priority to pass one.
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