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Me#1You#10
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 Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject: "Judge Dismisses Suit Against Sen. Kerry" |
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Disappointing news. Kerry under oath will have to await another day...
| Quote: | Judge Dismisses Suit Against Sen. Kerry
Judge dismisses filmmaker's defamation suit against Sen. John Kerry
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4, 2006
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press Writer
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(AP) A federal judge dismissed a filmmaker's defamation suit against Sen. John Kerry, saying remarks linked to Kerry's campaign during the heat of the 2004 presidential race amount to political opinions.
Filmmaker Carlton Sherwood sued Kerry and John Podesta, an aide who ran the Massachusetts Democrat's campaign in Pennsylvania.
Sherwood accused them of blocking the release of his documentary about Kerry's anti-Vietnam War activities by labeling Sherwood a "disgraced journalist" and a "Bush hack."
The Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. canceled plans to air the documentary "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" on its stations before the November 2004 election.
U.S. District Judge John P. Fullam said he found no evidence that Kerry personally made any of the statements, and furthermore, found that they were protected opinions.
"I do not believe any of these statements are actionable since they constitute expressions of opinion, and must be viewed in the context of a hard-fought political campaign," Fullam wrote in a ruling issued Thursday.
"More importantly, I am not aware of any basis for holding a political candidate personally responsible for statements made in press releases issued by his party's national committee," the judge wrote.
Kerry created a fund earlier this year to pay to defend himself against Sherwood's suit.
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JN173
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DAMN!  
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LewWaters
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Hmmmm, maybe the Judge is past retirement?
| Quote: | | Judge Fullam was born on December 10, 1921, in Gardenville, Pennsylvania. Hereceived a B.S. in Education from Villanova University in 1942 and a J.D. from HarvardUniversity in 1948. Judge Fullam was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1949. From1949 to 1960, he was in private practice in Bristol, Pennsylvania. He served as a Judge inthe Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Seventh Judicial Circuit, from 1960 to 1966.Judge Fullam was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on August 11, 1966. He served as Chief Judge of the District Court from July1986 to April 1990, when he assumed senior status. |
Judge Fullam
Perhaps he is related to the Judge who saw nothing suspicious in Washington States last Governors race where King County somehow "found" some 3,000 more ballots than they have voters? |
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mach9
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:07 am Post subject: Re: "Judge Dismisses Suit Against Sen. Kerry" |
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["I do not believe any of these statements are actionable since they constitute expressions of opinion, and must be viewed in the context of a hard-fought political campaign," Fullam wrote in a ruling issued Thursday.
Funny--this is almost verbatim Kerry's lawyers' second appeal to dismiss. So we learn that pols can libel and slander (and calumniate) to their hearts' content as long as they're campaigning. Glad the air's clear on that one.
But what I'd much Rather learn is when is it okay to tell the truth about a candidate "during the context of a hard-fought political campaign"? The rights and reasoning there are a little fuzzier. I guess journalists, "disgraced" or not, lose all free-speech rights along with their reputations if they dare to try telling the truth.
Excellent morality lesson, Judge Fullam. |
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Stevie
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good gracious that dude is old! they need to cart him off to a rocking chair on a porch... or at least test his hearing, speech, conprehension etc.
can he walk?  I'm tons younger than that and have trouble walking sometimes!
they really need to set an age for judges to retire...
not over 75!
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LimaCharlie
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Age had nothing to do with the ruling. He would have ruled the same when he was young. Ron White is correct. You can’t fix stupid. At any age.
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dusty
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Boy oh boy oh boy. Will there never be any justice placed on this traitor. Sure doesn't look like there is anyway to touch him. It's as if he's being protected by Satan himself.
You know, I might have just hit the nail on the head.
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Doll
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This begs the question, was that judge another of Kerry's cronies? Obviously. That in and of itself begs this question. How much was he paid to let it go?
Kerry is scandalous and so is everyone associated with that man. Pathetic.
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