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Re:Former tech CEO suing to get the record of his arrest rem... by baobabKoodaa on Sunday January 26, 2025 @03:54PM (#42834000)
As a blanket statement that is incorrect. For example, in Finland it doesn't have to be false.
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Re:Former tech CEO suing to get the record of his arrest rem... by kstrauser on Sunday January 26, 2025 @03:58PM (#42834031)
Possibly true, but not relevant to a case in California.
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Re:Former tech CEO suing to get the record of his arrest rem... by lokar on Sunday January 26, 2025 @04:07PM (#42834147)
In the US the truth is an absolute defense for liable and defamation (aiui)
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Re:Former tech CEO suing to get the record of his arrest rem... by jrflowers on Sunday January 26, 2025 @04:29PM (#42834330)
This is a good point. In a similarly salient vein it is legal to drive without a seat belt in New Hampshire and federally illegal to catch lobsters below a certain size in the US.
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