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edhopper

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6. The bar for defamation when it comes to public officials is very high

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 11:17 AM

Aug 2015

most courts would not accept a suit coming from the area of political campaign.

And the problem with Citizens United is it says money is speech and that Corporations have the same rights as people, the Constitution doesn't say that.

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Legal question about Citizens United, money and speech. [View all] DetlefK Aug 2015 OP

For starters, Citizens United did not address "campaign donations". Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #1

No, I meant the libel-suit as a front to expose who donated how much to the opponent. DetlefK Aug 2015 #2

I don't think so Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #3

Imagine every political campaign descending into nothign but a series of suits and counter suits Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #4

Proving it false is insufficient. JayhawkSD Aug 2015 #5

The bar for defamation when it comes to public officials is very high edhopper Aug 2015 #6

Actually, Citizens United says that corporations, unions and nonprofits have First Amendment rights, Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #7

It was still a horrible decision edhopper Aug 2015 #8