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Definitely, but in this case, it may be a Streisand Effect with a $25 million payout attached. it is unclear to me whether US law and precedent has the idea of
by shadowgovt 2y ago
Definitely, but in this case, it may be a Streisand Effect with a $25 million payout attached.
it is unclear to me whether US law and precedent has the idea of "half-truths" being defamatory. In this case, I'd imagine that would apply if it can be applied; the plaintiff was technically arrested, but legally the arrest itself was expunged. So telling people he was arrested is a truth that definitely isn't telling the whole truth.
- wbl 2y agoThe US has truth has absolute bar to defamation. He really did get arrested the police report says what it was reported to have in it.
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- fortran77 2y agoA judge had said that it's as if the arrest had not occurred and ordered the record sealed. Without reporting the whole story, they're certainly not telling the "truth."
- buyucu 2y agoI doubt the journalist actually has 25 million to pay, even if the CEO wins the lawsuit.