I think there is a serious case here. First, Scott is not an “all-purpose public figure,” but a “limited” one. Trump and Pelosi … you can say almost anything you want about them. But Scott is not in the same category. 1/
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Political figures are a different class than public figures. The politicians are less protected, for good reasons. Public figure who also represent a brand, as in my case, are their own category.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @pudgenet and
Care to cite case law for that distinction, chief?
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And the funny part is that this is so widely known that I didn’t even have to look it up.
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Here's the thing Adams is not a "limited-purpose public figure" he's just a public figure And he'd have to prove actual malice either way And that's only AFTER he proves a false statement of fact and the column he's pitching a fit about is opinion and therefore protected
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Replying to @ParSpec @ScottAdamsSays and
Yes, he is a limited-purpose public figure. You are incorrect. And yes, he would have to show malice. But that is not what we were discussing: we were discussing whether Adams’ public-figure status protected defamers. It does not. And it is obviously a false statement of fact.
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"Obviously" is a tell for lawyers. It typically precedes a statement for which there is no strong argument. Here's a recent case from California holding that even calling a lawyer "unscrupulous" is not provably false. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3131852805912687199&q=Reed+v.+Gallagher,+248+Cal.+App.+4th+841&hl=en&as_sdt=80006 …
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It's almost as if different situations are different.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @ASFleischman and
It’s almost as if opinions aren’t defamatory.
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