Post by anik4600 on Feb 27, 2024 0:46:28 GMT -5
According to the PL, "any statement obtained from an anonymous source is presumptively false for the purposes of a defamation action." "In the event that a defendant, in a defamation action, refuses to identify the source of a defamatory statement, the plaintiff need only prove that the defendant acted negligently in publishing such defamatory statement," states the PL. Journalists may be forced to testify in court. If this legal provision had existed during Richard Nixon's administration, the former president could have sued journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, as well as the Washington Post , for not revealing (for more than 30 years, by the way) the source information that resulted in the Watergate scandal and Nixon's resignation.
The PL further establishes that any because of their race, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity will in itself constitute a case of defamation. Governor Ron DeSantis — who is preparing to launch his candidacy for the 2024 presidential elections — and his Republican allies in the Legislative Assembly have been heavily criticized for passi Venezuela Mobile Number List ng laws that prohibit the use of some books and censor curriculums in Florida schools for dealing with exactly of these subjects. The fact that the proposed law is unconstitutional does not concern the governor and Republican congressmen. It is clear to them — and to everyone else — that the law, once approved, will be challenged in court. Any decision in the first and second degrees will ultimately be subject to appeal to the Supreme Court.
And therein lies the law's ultimate goal: to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the precedent set nearly 60 years ago in New York Times v. Sullivan, which limited the ability of public officials (later changed to public figures) to sue journalists and news organizations for defamation. At least two conservative ministers, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, have already publicly opined that this precedent should be reviewed. With the court's current makeup of six conservative justices and just three liberals, it won't be surprising if "Sullivan's" fate is the same as that of Roe v. Wade. Wade, the precedent that legalized abortion across the country, but which was repealed last year.
The PL further establishes that any because of their race, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity will in itself constitute a case of defamation. Governor Ron DeSantis — who is preparing to launch his candidacy for the 2024 presidential elections — and his Republican allies in the Legislative Assembly have been heavily criticized for passi Venezuela Mobile Number List ng laws that prohibit the use of some books and censor curriculums in Florida schools for dealing with exactly of these subjects. The fact that the proposed law is unconstitutional does not concern the governor and Republican congressmen. It is clear to them — and to everyone else — that the law, once approved, will be challenged in court. Any decision in the first and second degrees will ultimately be subject to appeal to the Supreme Court.
And therein lies the law's ultimate goal: to ask the Supreme Court to overturn the precedent set nearly 60 years ago in New York Times v. Sullivan, which limited the ability of public officials (later changed to public figures) to sue journalists and news organizations for defamation. At least two conservative ministers, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, have already publicly opined that this precedent should be reviewed. With the court's current makeup of six conservative justices and just three liberals, it won't be surprising if "Sullivan's" fate is the same as that of Roe v. Wade. Wade, the precedent that legalized abortion across the country, but which was repealed last year.