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Deadspin Defamation: Parents of Holden Armenta Move Toward Libel Action Over Blackface Allegation

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Phillips posted a side image of Holden at a game of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Las Vegas Raiders, showing his face painted black. There are 33 states with retraction statutes. The writer has long been controversial, but Deadspin retained him. It could now come at a high cost, but the defamation action will face challenges.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

JonathanTurley

50-5-85’s inclusion of “other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with Israel” makes the statute impermissibly vague. Courts in Arizona , Kansas and Texas have also ruled against these laws. O.C.G.A. § It also seeks to avoid contracting with anyone who supports or promotes such activity.

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Former Bethany College Student Impanels Her Own “Citizen Grand Jury” After Prosecutors Decline Rape Case

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting case out of Kansas where an alleged rape victim has used a 134-year-old law to seek her own grand jury after prosecutors reached a plea bargain with the alleged attacker. Notably, this attack occurred when the courts were conducting a major review of this law. Davis has met this standard.”

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