U.S. Supreme Court Overturns ‘Opinion Defense’ in Libel Cases
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One lesson to be learned from the Rehnquist court’s defamation decision--especially for Californians critical of our state Supreme Court under Rose Bird--is that judicial activism is pernicious whether it dresses in liberal or conservative robes.
Of course, its effect is far more dangerous when it discourages the exercise of a fundamental constitutional right of every American--in my opinion.
JOSEPH KORNOWSKI
Santa Clarita
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