17 January 2003

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Imagine this: You own a newspaper; your newspaper has an ongoing fued with the local sheriff and county attorney. On the morning of the election you publish your paper with an article that accuses the county attorney of rape (the headline) and the sheriff of poor handling of harassment charges. Off duty deputies go and BUY every single copy of the paper (they are not ordered to do this). The entire run sells out so you probably make your largest profit of the entire year. And then you sue the sheriff for more money and the 4th Circuit says you can do it.

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