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mr_lebowski

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4. I sure wouldn't mind if the Cosby case at hand was reconsidered as it sounds like bullshit ...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2019, 01:48 PM

Feb 2019

I can't see how New York Times applied to this accuser of Cosby just because she went to the Press and thus made herself a de-facto 'public figure' per the court. That's garbage ... THAT should be thrown out.

However, overturning NYT itself is a whole different matter.

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Clarence Thomas declares war on New York Times v. Sullivan. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 OP

If we fail to unseat Trump in 2020, kiss the entire Bill of Rights goodbye... Moostache Feb 2019 #1

Oh, and who took this case to SCOTUS? None other than Donald Trump's libel lawyer. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 #2

I have not fully absorbed the details of this post Jarqui Feb 2019 #3

I sure wouldn't mind if the Cosby case at hand was reconsidered as it sounds like bullshit ... mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #4

Thomas Going to Jackson Mar 2019 #5