Falsehoods, Sandy Hook and suing Alex Jones
Alex Jones, a well-known media personality, falsely claims you were an accomplice in faking the murder of your own child. You sue him. It seems such a case should be easy to win, given the nature of those statements. But defamation law does not provide an equally easy answer. I am a legal scholar who studies […]
Federal judge rules Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum
A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. While the case will likely be appealed and could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the decision is a resounding victory for the First Amendment right of citizens to speak to and disagree with government officials in the […]