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When you accuse people of bestiality, and incest, and other false
accusations, it's libel, and you're not protected.



"Crystal Cox calls herself an investigative blogger who is also a
journalist. The Montana real estate agent wrote extensively about the
bankruptcy case of Summit Accommodations. Kevin Padrick, an Oregon
attorney with Obsidian Finance Group, was appointed trustee in charge of
paying Summit creditors. Cox accused Padrick of, among other things,
committing tax fraud.

Padrick sued and won a unanimous jury verdict."

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/22...#ixzz1hIW6WbCn

What are the requirements for qualifying as the press in the first
amendment? I don't remember there being any schools of journalism in
merry old England or in the new world in the mid eighteenth century.

Bert