State courts generally follow the common law of libel, which allows recovery of damages without proof of actual harm. … However, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the First Amendment's protection of freedom of expression limits a State's ability to award damages in actions for libel.
Libel is a method of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, signs, effigies, or any communication embodied in physical form that is injurious to a person's reputation, exposes a person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule, or injures a person in his/her business or profession.
Comedians slam Trump’s attack on nation's 'sham' libel laws
http:// abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/comedians-slam-trumps-attack-nations-sham-libel-laws/story?id=52275514
they brought out all the comedians for this one…joke.
Mar 30, 2017 09:27:14 AM