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Why Shirley Sherrod's Case Against Andrew Breitbart Doesn't Look Good

(July 29) -- Shirley Sherrod announced today at a convention of the National Association of Black Journalists that she planned to sue Andrew Breitbart over the infamous video he posted on his website that led to her eventual firing forced resignation from the USDA. Last week, with speculation over Sherrod's next course...

Background on actual malice

Actual malice in United States law is a condition required to establish libel against public officials or public figures and is defined as "knowledge that the information was false" or that it was published "with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not." Reckless disregard does not encompass mere neglect in following professional standards of fact checking.

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