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The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs and awarded each class member statutory damages and punitivedamages. According to the majority, only plaintiffs concretely harmed by a defendant’s statutory violation have Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court.
The Supreme Court ruled that tortlaw could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitivedamages. Congress recognized the threat that tort-based lawsuits pose to freedom of speech in the new and burgeoning Internet medium.
If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitivedamages entirely in some states. Missouri does not appear to have a formal retraction law, but it is still considered a necessary step.
It seeks an order from the court to “permanently enjoin” the defendants from violating said laws again despite the fact that they are now private citizens. It also seeks nominal, compensatory, consequential, and punitivedamages; and attorneys’ fees and costs. Vindman was a public official and is now a public figure.
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