GOP Maryland councilman threatens to sue newspaper just for publishing his name

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4. This post shamelessly uses Frederick Co. Council Member Kirby Delauter’s name without authorization

I'll do what I can to add to his annoyance. Expect legal ramifications.

I'm glad I checked the Maryland Forum. I came -->this close<-- to posting this in GD.

Let's go to the original article:

Shreve raises staffing, parking concerns

Here is this morning's follow-up article:

Delauter to The News-Post: Don't use my name without permission

And now, just to make sure this fool gets national recognition, this is from the Washington Post:

This post shamelessly uses Frederick County (Md.) Council Member Kirby Delauter’s name without authorization

The Volokh Conspiracy
By Eugene Volokh January 5 at 8:08 PM @volokhc

Kirby Delauter, a Frederick County (Maryland) Council Member threatens a local journalist (Bethany Rodgers) for … using his name without permission in a newspaper article. No, really:



Uh, Council Member: In our country, newspapers are actually allowed to write about elected officials (and others) without their permission. It’s an avantgarde experiment, to be sure, but we’ve had some success with it.

Thanks to Walter Olson for the pointer.