HLLI’s president, Anna St. John wrote an opinion article in the American Spectator arguing that the ‘Sullivan’ precedent, has no basis in the history of the First Amendment, and recent events illustrate why the Court should heed calls to reexamine its misguided precedent.
…Business Insider published accusations of plagiarism against Ackman’s wife, Neri Oxman — accusations that she and Ackman vehemently deny. Since then, Ackman claims that his attorneys have found that at least half of the accusations are false, while the bulk of the others do not fall under the common understanding of plagiarism. Business Insider is standing by its reporting.
Ackman has confirmed a lawsuit is forthcoming. While the court will have to determine whether each Business Insider claim was true or false, and therefore consider what exactly constitutes “plagiarism,” perhaps the more interesting question is whether Business Insider can get away with lies regardless.