Truly no bottom with these people.
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2024
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Scum.
Can someone libel a dead person?
No, sick as it is, you can't libel or defame a dead person under American common law
I sat here trying to come up with a defamatory statement about Rush Limbaugh to post for quite some time before giving up. I couldn't think of a single awful thing that wouldn't be believable. What a colossal piece of trash, even from the grave.
😑 and it only applies to people, right? Not estates?
I believe that is the case yes. The logic behind why libel and defamation are crimes is that it can cause damage to a person and their livlihood. It could obviously hurt the earning potential of their estate, like if they were still selling books posthumously. But i don't think that's protected.
Thanks for breaking it down! It's been a long time since management degree law classes.
RBG obviously stands for Red Blue Green. They want to bring back CRT monitors. And TV censors.