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TIL that the decision that makes public figures very unlikely to win defamation lawsuits in the US (New York Times v. Sullivan) was over an ad supporting MLK. (en.wikipedia.org)

posted 10 days ago by redman012 10 days ago by redman012 +37 / -0

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan - Wikipedia

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– BetterNameUnfound 4 points 10 days ago +4 / -0

Penn and Teller once talked about this on Bullshit.

They said the network's lawyers told them they could not call someone "stupid" because that's defamation.

But they COULD say a bunch of far stronger words that still boil down to "stupid." Which they did.

Lawyers are weird.

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