Can Libel Laws Be Changed Under Trump?

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> When Donald J. Trump said in February that he would “open up our libel laws” if he became president to make it easier to sue news organizations for unfavorable coverage

I think this is a rather dishonest interpretation of what was actually said by the president-elect.

Fake news warning: this is pure speculation and this article has no basis in fact.

Come on guys, where is the fake news outrage now?

Uhh, are you serious? The article is about a speculation, and even starts with "The simple answer is yes, but it would be complicated. " But the fact that there is no federal libel statute is a fact; Times v Sullivan is taught even in non-law classes; it quotes a senior Fellow at Yale law School; and the Renquist example is hardly a little-known case.

So what on earth could you mean by "has no basis in fact?"

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