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1 Apr 2009, 4:15 am
"The Constitution, said the court, which protects "vehement, caustic and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks" in a political context, does not insist on complete verbal precision.Justice Smith then explained:"In this, the Constitution follows the common law of libel which, as the United States Supreme Court has observed, ‘overlooks minor inaccuracies and concentrates upon substantial truth' (Masson v… [read post]
18 Nov 2023, 4:28 am by Mark Graber
  They made no distinction between an officer, which included the president, an officer of the United States, and an officer under the United States. [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 12:09 am
Woman_with_Telephone_1910.jpg Testimony of a friend warning the defendant's uncle that he had received a threat that the defendant planned to kill the uncle was admissible under FRE 803(2) as an excited utterance as the telephone call was made after the startling threat; in United States v. [read post]
14 Feb 2014, 7:06 am
From Judge Posner’s opinion in United States v. [read post]
10 Feb 2010, 11:31 pm
Lawsuit for libel brought against public official turns on whether the statements objected to were uttered with “actual malice”Shulman v Hunderfund, 12 NY3d 143In the words of Justice Smith, “In this action for libel by a public figure, the record does not clearly and convincingly show that the statements in question were made with "actual malice," as required by New York Times Co. v Sullivan (376 US 254 [1964]). [read post]
9 Dec 2014, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
United States, a case that asks what a “true threat” is. [read post]
17 Jan 2021, 6:50 am by The Law Office of Philip D. Cave
That was the question addressed by the First Circuit in its recen opinion in United States v. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 3:01 am
American lawyers are fond of calling the highest court in their land SCOTUS -- hence the name of the blog dedicated to covering the work of the Supreme Court of the United States.Perhaps soon, then, we'll hear our colleagues across the pond utter the acronym SCOTUK.That's the thought that jumped to mind while watching, on C-SPAN, last week's 1st-ever hearing of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.The court replaces the old Law Lords with a new and… [read post]
3 Jul 2008, 2:38 pm
In three recent decisions, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered and applied the parameters of the United States Supreme Court case of Crawford v. [read post]
26 Jun 2022, 3:12 am by jonathanturley
Yet, some coverage has clearly misrepresented the opinion and falsely claimed that it makes abortion illegal in the United States. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 8:27 am by Bart Torvik
  I guess my view is better stated as this:  one shouldnot be the first person to resort to physicality. [read post]