Litigation
Jul. 28, 2012
Federal judge parts ways with state Supreme Court in First Amendment case
In an order taking aim at the state Supreme Court's reading of free speech protections, a Los Angeles federal judge has rejected a motion to bar a man from repeating defamatory statements.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In an order taking aim at the state Supreme Court's reading of free speech protections, a Los Angeles federal judge has rejected a motion to bar a man from repeating defamatory statements he made about sunglasses maker Oakley Inc., ruling that "injunctions of speech in defamation cases are impermissible under the First Amendment."
Free speech experts are calling U.S. District Court Judge De...
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