Court rejects Barr's suit against Clinton

[Snellius]

June 14, 2004 | WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Rep. Bob Barr cannot bring a $30 million defamation suit against former President Clinton, Democratic political adviser James Carville and publisher Larry Flynt, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

The Georgia Republican alleged that the three conspired to smear him by publishing information about his private life as retaliation for his outspoken role in the impeachment proceedings against Clinton.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said Barr failed to make his conspiracy claim against Clinton and Carville within the three years permitted by law.

As to Flynt, the panel ruled that Barr's claim is barred by the First Amendment because he failed to show that the information printed in a one-time issue called "The Flynt Report" was false or was published with knowledge that it was false.

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/06/14/barr/index.html

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Another tort reform Repub where it suits him filing a frivolous lawsuit

[FleshCartoon]

13. Ain't that the truth! (n/t)

[underpants]

2. Wow late AND wrong what to go ****-o!

Barr......what a knob.

[Wickerman]

3. Ha ha

[salinen]

4. I unfortunately tuned into

Bob Barr's radio show yesterday. He is retarded.

[mac56]

7. Over the years I've met many people with developmental disabilities

who are head and shoulders over Bob Barr.

[underpants]

8. It is good that more African-Americans are getting radio jobs

even for someone like Barr (I didn't know he had a radio show and can't imagine why he would).

[Lefty48197]

5. tying up our courts with frivolous lawsuits

and then accusing Democrats of doing the same. Typical Republican hypocrite.

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[Bake]

10. Technically, that's not necessarily true

Barr was and is a "public figure." For a public figure to recover for defamation, he/she must show not only that the statement is false but that it was made with actual malice (see NY Times v. Sullivan): that the issuer knew it was false when made, or at least was made with reckless disregard for the truth. Simple negligence won't pass muster.

So the report could have been true, or it could have conceivably been false -- but unless Barr could prove actual malice, he's outta luck.

Bake, Esq.

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[HuckleB]

9. Let's sue Barr for wasting taxpayer money with a frivolous lawsuit.

Unbelievable!

[ldf]

15. and maybe, during "discovery"

prove that what was said about him was true?

sounds good to me!

:-)

[Bluzmann57]

12. I think Barr needs his own 800 number

1-800-crybaby. Shut up and just go away Barr.:cry: Thats all he can do now. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[chelsea0011]

14. Man, is his 15 minutes over!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crossroads]

16. The Repuke hypocrite 'smeared' himself by his own behavior...

asshole!!!
:eyes:

[Tellurian]

17. WJC otta send Barr a set of his book's 41 cds..

with a note wishing him a 'happy hernia'!

[DainBramaged]

18. 41 CD's I am so looking forward to that.

Bill in the car, Bill in my office, Bill in my kitchen.

[Tellurian]

20. I hope the Big Dog is Back.

We need all the HELP we can get!

This isn't going to be easy..

[Geo55]

19. publishing information about his private life

Noooo....that would be wrong , right bobby ?
what a pigster

[SoCalDem]

21. My all time favorite picture of Bob Barr

[Sean Reynolds]

22. Anyone else think Barr is half black?

He looks it.

I wonder if he tries and hides it?