Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Tort of Defamation
corbettreport: Defamation laws are an historical relic of the age of nobility and
reflect an exact inversion of the core tenet of western jurisprudence,
that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. They retain their
historical roots by remaining almost exclusively the tool of the rich
and powerful to squelch criticism by the poor and powerless.
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