California Supreme Court
Nov. 2, 2016
High court can save internet speech
The California Supreme Court has the opportunity to clarify that the law does not permit injunctive orders forcing social media websites to take down defamatory business reviews.
Kevin L. Vick
Partner
Jassy, Vick & Carolan LLP
First Amendment and media law
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Harvard Univ Law School
FIRST & FOREMOST
Donald Trump's recent threat to sue The New York Times has thrust libel law into the spotlight. However, if one wants to see truly incendiary statements, a better place to look might be the comments section of your favorite website, or perhaps the Twitter feeds of Trump's and Clinton's most bellicose online critics.
As many lawyers know, the seminal media defamation case is New ...
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