From Pizzagate to the 2020 Election: Forcing Liars to Pay or Apologize

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/31/us/politics/defamation-lawsuits-michael-gottlieb.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g00.K5mM.ORMQBW1FakcT

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

In January the lawyer Roberta Kaplan defeated former President Donald J. Trump in court when a jury ordered him to pay $83 million for defaming her client, E. Jean Carroll, a writer he sexually abused.

Raped. He raped her. NYT, you think you won’t win the frivolous suit the demented rapist will bring? Or are you just doing the usual hedging-on-the-conservative-side that you do to stay ingratiated with money.

Yeah. You’re not brave, NYT.

Kissaki@feddit.de · 4 pts · 2y

“The cost of bringing a defamation suit to trial can be enormous, often exceeding a quarter-million dollars’ worth of expenses, to say nothing of the value of attorney time,” [...]

Mr. Gottlieb and his team refer to their cases as a “hobby” in service to [...]

Insane.

Given the spread and damage of misinformation, maybe it's time for state prosecution to not only pursue physical danger criminals, but also system society relevant destabliators.

RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

F’ing awesome