If his lawyers actually responded with the free speech argument then he needs to fire those lawyers and get actually competent attorneys. It’s well established that you can contract away your speech rights. People sign NDAs every day. What actually matters is that Tucker’s contract likely has a carve out for his Twitter account and that’s why Tucker publishes there. The Fox lawyers probably know this but are probably desperate to get him to shut up.
If I were Tucker, I’d welcome a lawsuit because it’ll likely spell the end of his FNC contract.
They can argue more than one point in pleadings. Which is a better headline though: "Tucker Carlson argues free speech" Or "Tucker Carlson argues explicit terms in contract"?
Sure and in all likelihood it was an unserious legal argument that was instead intended to make headlines. But I’m cautious because I distinctly remember some of Trump’s lawyers making some of the worst arguments in this same style; arguments that had zero legal merit and they were unceremoniously BTFOed out of court.
If his lawyers actually responded with the free speech argument then he needs to fire those lawyers and get actually competent attorneys. It’s well established that you can contract away your speech rights. People sign NDAs every day. What actually matters is that Tucker’s contract likely has a carve out for his Twitter account and that’s why Tucker publishes there. The Fox lawyers probably know this but are probably desperate to get him to shut up.
If I were Tucker, I’d welcome a lawsuit because it’ll likely spell the end of his FNC contract.
They can argue more than one point in pleadings. Which is a better headline though: "Tucker Carlson argues free speech" Or "Tucker Carlson argues explicit terms in contract"?
Sure and in all likelihood it was an unserious legal argument that was instead intended to make headlines. But I’m cautious because I distinctly remember some of Trump’s lawyers making some of the worst arguments in this same style; arguments that had zero legal merit and they were unceremoniously BTFOed out of court.
You throw everything in initial pleasings since things get whittled down but rarely expand in scope
These aren’t pleadings, it’s a reply to either a Cease and Desist letter or a Demand letter, depending on how the Fox lawyers wrote it.