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In reply to the discussion: Covington Catholic lawyer 'looking very carefully' at Bill Maher over 'defamatory' statements [View all]Bravo!!! Hillary and Michelle should be suing the hell out of all right (White) wing media.
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Covington Catholic lawyer 'looking very carefully' at Bill Maher over 'defamatory' statements [View all]
Julian Englis
Feb 2019
OP
They do not have a case and they know it. This is just to generate publicity. Curious why they
still_one
Feb 2019
#2
Their school AND their local Bishop who jointly threatened expulsion...
IllinoisBirdWatcher
Feb 2019
#36
So you are saying they can prove actual "malice", because that is the criteria setup by the Supreme
still_one
Feb 2019
#43
fine. Can they prove the statements that were made knowing they were false or made with reckless
still_one
Feb 2019
#50
I am a Catholic and I just want to smack him in the face to wipe off his smirk
katmondoo
Feb 2019
#7
He's got money and went to a fancy private high school. He'll get in to a good college.
SunSeeker
Feb 2019
#26
If he had just shut up, it would have died a natural death in the 24 hour news cycle
TexasBushwhacker
Feb 2019
#33
For Newspapers to be sued for a story they have to show their was malicious intent, and the paper
still_one
Feb 2019
#46
Still they have to prove that the paper made statements knowing they were false, with reckless
still_one
Feb 2019
#51
They will lose as others before have and Maher will have a field day with their attempt as always
Major Nikon
Feb 2019
#10
The Trump strategy. Threaten litigation to everyone, to silence critics. nt
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#12
It's more opportunistic than fascistic though that mindset does underlie school & lawyer outlook. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2019
#13
Done purely for headlines. One might suggest the Church might have bigger problems at home ...
marble falls
Feb 2019
#23
Thinking that someone like Pope Francis would support this would be a huge stretch
Wednesdays
Feb 2019
#32
I think Francis has real fires to put out right this minute at the Vatican.
marble falls
Feb 2019
#34
And even easier is rationalizing an implicit defense of dipwad on a message board
LanternWaste
Feb 2019
#44
Many first ammendment attorneys do not think they have a case. One notable exception
still_one
Feb 2019
#52