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#defamation

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joe•iuculano :mastodon:

What Dafuq?!?!
He's not an employee

«Justice Department→looking intervene on behalf of #Trump in his appeal of #defamation verdict awarded to #EJeanCarroll, who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a NY department store dressing room

In joint motion filed last week with Trump’s legal team, the #JusticeDepartment said the federal #WestfallAct, which provides immunity to gov employees for actions taken within the scope of their duties, should apply to Trump»

thedailybeast.com/trumps-justi

The Daily Beast · Trump’s Justice Department Steps In for Him on E. Jean Carroll AppealBy Erkki Forster
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RationalWiki

It is appearing very likely that #RationalWiki will be dissolved this year due to lack of legal representation (no pro bono lawyers came forward and we do not have funds to hire a lawyer). Meritless #defamation lawsuits were filed against us by "human biodiversity"/"scientific racism"/pro-eugenics plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are consequently likely to win their cases by default.

#law #racism #eugenics #slapp #nonprofit
rationalwiki.org/wiki/Racialis

RationalWikiRacialismRacialism (also known as scientific racism) is a set of far-right pseudoscientific ideas which hold that humanity can at all be meaningfully divided into biological categories ("races") that are both broad (each category should include many humans, such as entire continents' populations) and clearly-defined (the categorization method should rarely misidentify someone's "race"). Racialism implies that these races are substantially physiologically different from each other to a degree which necessitates biological classification similar to or below the species level and that these racial differences strongly determine the abilities and behavior of individuals and peoples. In short, racialism holds that biology neatly divides humans.
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𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫

It's very difficult to sue editorial cartoonists for defamation, because it's generally clear that they're not reporting factual news, they're just expressing opinions. I can't think of a single example of a successful lawsuit like that. That said, though, #AnnTelnaes is really putting that principle to the test. To be clear, I'm a huge fan, I adore her work, and I wish her the best. But I have to wonder if she's deliberately trying to goad Trump into suing her. Telnaes is a journalist, and as such she has to understand #defamation #law well enough to know that accusation of having a "loathsome disease" is defamation per se in most states, meaning that the plaintiff doesn't have to prove damages, they're just assumed. Trump would have to prove "actual malice," but one formulation of that is "reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the statement," which seems applicable. Is Telnaes trying to set up a test case here?

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/sick

Open Windows- Ann Telnaes · sick sick sickBy Ann Telnaes
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

The Guardian: Donkey Kong champion wins defamation case against Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst . “A professional YouTuber in Queensland has been ordered to pay $350,000 plus interest and costs to the former world record score holder for Donkey Kong, after the Brisbane district court found the YouTuber had defamed him ‘recklessly’ with false claims of a link between a lawsuit and another […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/the-guardian-donkey-kong-champion-wins-defamation-case-against-australian-youtuber-karl-jobst/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · The Guardian: Donkey Kong champion wins defamation case against Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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#billymitchell#defamation#donkeykong
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⚡Hefka⚡
Having been the victim of #defamation in December 2023, I was forced to close my old #YouTube channel related to my #indiedev activity.

It's too late to file a complaint (I was accused of r*pe) and I no longer have the evidence with me. A year and a half ago, I'm relaunching my new YouTube channel. Feel free to give it a thumbs-up, especially on vertical videos, because those who give it a thumbs-up clearly don't give a damn.

https://www.youtube.com/@hefka-games
Ayant été victime de #diffamation en Decembre 2023, j'ai été contraint de fermer mon ancienne chaîne #Youtube liée à mon activité de #indiedev Il est trop tard pour porter plainte (j'ai été accusé de v***) et je n'ai plus les preuves avec moi. Un an et demie, je relance ma nouvelle chaine YouTube. N'hésitez pas à mettre des pouces verts, notamment sur les vidéos verticales, parce que ceux qui mettent des pouces rouges ne se font clairement pas chier.
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Flipboard News Desk

More than 60 years ago, New York Times C. v. Sullivan established that, to succeed in defamation cases, public figures must prove that a published statement is false and that publishers acted with "actual malice." "Murder the Truth," a new book by New York Times journalist and editor David Enrich, discusses the movement to overturn Sullivan, accelerated by Trump, his allies and people who are influenced by them. Nieman Lab spoke to Enrich about his investigation, the journalists he spoke to, and more. "The push to overturn Roe was obviously one of the most coordinated assaults on established Supreme Court precedent, probably in history," Enrich says. "This is definitely not like that — but it’s not an accident that these people were getting up and being given platforms on places like Fox News to make these arguments over and over again."

flip.it/AVGQcJ

#USLaw #Law #Libel #Defamation #Books @bookstodon #Media #Journalism #MurderTheTruth

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Shadow, First of His Name

Did the White House just allegedly defame the judges?

"The real constitutional crisis is taking place within our judicial branch, where district court judges and liberal districts across the country are abusing their power to unilaterally block President Trump's basic executive authority," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a briefing on Wednesday.

Is this similar to Murphy v. Boston Herald case?

Asking for lawyers.

npr.org/2025/02/12/nx-s1-52946

GIF
#Judges#court#defamation
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