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Alec Baldwin’s Trump Defense: A Torts Case Where Imitation Merged With Litigation

JonathanTurley

That is itself ironic in that Baldwin, the ultimate celebrity, will be able to hit Roice (who just a few years ago was simply a lifeguard in Wyoming ) with the higher burden meant for figures like himself. As a public figure or limited public figure, she would need to satisfy the actual malice standard.

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Baldwin’s Trump Defense: How A Defamation Lawsuit May Be Baldwin’s Greatest Parody

JonathanTurley

That is itself ironic in that Baldwin, the ultimate celebrity, will be able to hit Roice (who just a few years ago was simply a lifeguard in Wyoming ) with the higher burden meant for figures like himself. As a public figure or limited public figure, she would need to satisfy the actual malice standard.

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