Andrew Bergh

October 9, 2009

Andrew Bergh: Trash talk on a blog: Is it fact or opinion?

Do anonymous bloggers have free speech rights?

Of course they do. But as shown by a New York case called Cohen v. Google, Inc., those who blog namelessly can't use the First Amendment as a shield for defamatory conduct.

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• Andrew Bergh: Coma may just postpone defendant's day of reckoning, 08-14-2009
• Andrew Bergh: Employee wins after jobless benefits denied, 06-26-2009
• Andrew Bergh: Should car rental firms rent to the uninsured?, 06-12-2009
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• Andrew Bergh: Got a broken sidewalk? You'll want to read this, 05-08-2009
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