NFL: Holy Shit Saints

[AsylumGuido]

(04-24-2012 05:22 PM)JDaveG Wrote:  This isn't a Louisiana issue. The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that in order for a public figure (like Loomis) to prove libel or slander against a media entity, he must prove actual malice. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964). That's not a Federal question -- it's a Constitutional issue. The First Amendment protects freedom of the press. I don't give a flying rip what Louisiana's laws are -- they won't be able to prove a defamation case against ESPN unless they can prove that ESPN acted with actual malice.

Nice try, though.

I know I said ESPN initially, but I am really expecting action against the ex-employee that supposedly fed the ESPN reporter, Barr, this story.

But, it is interesting that Barr is a reporter that worked in Atlanta and Minneapolis. Maybe a little malice might not be out of the question.