New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

23. I'm really tired of "I can say anything because of the First Amendment."

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. In the 1942 case Chaplinsky_v._New_Hampshire the SCOTUS the Court stated libel is an unprotected category of speech, similar to obscenity or fighting words. Trump's words defame the clerk's reputation and literally puts her life at risk from a cult member. These are clearly the purposes of his attacks. Like Ruby Freeman, who suffered grievously twice from TFG's attacks -- once as a poll worker and subsequently as a witness for the January 6 hearing -- the judge's law clerk should the right to pursue a civil action for defamation in court, which is what Ruby is doing.