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Joe Arpaio: losing is winning. How lawsuits against the press can be used to do damage.
MilestoneAchievingHat RetweetedA prime example of how lawsuits against the press can be used to do damage even when they're "unsuccessful."
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Former sheriff Joe Arpaio -- represented by Larry Klayman -- sued the Huffington Post for defamation, lost, and then filed a new lawsuit for the same thing. He loses again today, but the court won't award sanctions for the "frivolous" case. https://courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.212630/gov.uscourts.dcd.212630.38.0.pdf
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