The verdict in the E. Jean Carroll v Donald Trump case is now in, and somewhat surprisingly although the jury threw out the rape allegation they found Trump liable on a lesser charge. This has been widely reported as Trump’s rape trial; it was of course no such thing. Regardless of the verdict, Donald Trump […]
The full story of Gloria Allred’s chicanery is related in this documentary, but just check out a couple of his false accusers to see how far off the planet they are and ask yourself why the media went along with them. There is Joan Tarshis, who by her own admission communicated telepathically with aliens. Then […]
I came across this interesting piece: C.L. Swartz, “Libel,” in Charles T. Sprading, ed., Liberty and the Great Libertarians: An Anthology on Liberty: A Hand-book of Freedom (Los Angeles: The Golden Press, 1913), p. 526. It is short, so I reprint in full below. But he hits on the essential point: speaking words does not […]
The covid lockdowns coupled with the extension of live streaming on YouTube, and now on other platforms, has led to a massive increase in a certain type of streaming, in particular legal punditry. Most of the lawyers concerned, but by no means all, are American, and by the same token most of the commentary concerns […]
Two recent court cases involving women are still in the news today; the women concerned are Amber Heard and Emma-Jayne Magson. The former was a civil case, a defamation action brought by Heard’s ex-husband Johnny Depp. Because Depp is an A List actor and Heard a fairly big star in her own right, the trial […]
On June 1, Johnny Depp won his defamation action against his ex-wife Amber Heard. The entire trial was broadcast live on the Internet, and the verdict is universally considered a total vindication for Depp. The details are complicated but briefly, the jury found for Depp on every single part of the claim, most significantly that […]
Giving judges the power to settle quite unremarkable, daily political speech confrontations on social media is a recipe for hollowing out the right to express a critical opinion in the main public squares of the digital age.
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According to its mission statement, the goal of the ADL is “To stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all…” On the face of it, this is a worthy goal, until you realise what it entails. The full name of the organisation is the Anti-Defamation League, originally […]
The barrister and author Nigel Ley has died after a lengthy illness. The above photograph is a screengrab from a YouTube video uploaded in 2013. He should not be confused with another barrister of the same name.
Nigel Joseph Ley was the only child of Gerald Ley and Grace Ley née Betesh; they married at Manchester in early 1945. Nigel attended Battersea Grammar School then studied at Manchester University, and was called to the Bar in 1969.
Tulsi Gabbard’s defamation action against Hillary Clinton, which was filed last month, has provoked a mixed reaction. Die hard Clinton supporters and the very few who don’t like the Congresswoman from Hawaii regard her filing the suit with contempt. Everyone else believes it is justified.
