Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018
One year into office, President Trump continues to show hostility to the press, as fallout continues over the President’s threat to sue the author and publisher of Fire & Fury (ACS Blog).
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Michael C. Dorf at Take Care suggests that authors and publishers cannot be held liable for inducing a breach of a nondisclosure agreement.
President Trump promises his administration will take a "strong look" at libel laws in response to a critical book released last week (NYT, WSJ, LA Times).
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The ACLU argues that the libel laws in question do not, in fact, exist.