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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (17956)7/30/1998 1:20:00 PM
From: Rick Slemmer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 20981
 
...I think the case law is clear. She will be deemed a public figure.

Interesting, but I can't see the rationale. She didn't seek publicity and she's not an elected official. Seems to me her case has a lot in common with Richard Jewell, at least from the standpoint of instant unwanted fame.

I'm no lawyer; can you give a synopsis of the case law involved?

RS



To: jlallen who wrote (17956)7/30/1998 1:24:00 PM
From: MulhollandDrive  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 20981
 
If I understand the Falwell case, the reasoning which was the basis for allowing the slanderous depictions of him was that he was previously considered a public figure and rightly so because his public persona was something which he cultivated. Linda Tripp is a private American citizen whose only "claim to fame" is being drawn into a highly publicized criminal investigation. bp


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