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Trump Judge Effectively Names Himself President (prospect.org)

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Terry A. Doughty says he gets to decide who the FBI, DHS, HHS, and the Justice Department can talk to.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

"Free speech" is doing a lot of work there. As always.

For example, I think deliberate misinformation should be treated the same as harassment, fraud, and incitement. That is, a kind of speech that is not protected free speech. Just like defamation, you should have to reach an actual malice standard. But unlike defamation, there is not a clear "victim" to act as the plaintiff, so the state would need to step in on behalf of the people to act as one.