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Courts generally consider broad statements like "rigged" and "corrupt" to be opinions, which by themselves are not grounds for libel. Libel requires stating specific false facts.
For example, "The election was rigged" is an opinion. But "Two Georgia election workers threw away GOP ballots" is libel.
Ah OK, that's why he can keep doing it.
I know what you mean and what you're intending here but there is no such thing as "false facts." It's lies.
It is not. It's a bool statement - true or false. The election was not rigged, that's a fact. Stating otherwise is a lie.
"Rigged" is an opinion.
I don't think it was rigged, but people routinely claim that due to the way the Electoral College works, all presidential elections are "rigged" in favor of the GOP. Similar claims have been made of recent Democratic primaries. Or that elections are rigged in favor of wealthy candidates, or incumbents.
Courts aren't going to decide whether it's true that something is "rigged", they need something more concrete.
What about "often overturned"? That seems like a fact that could potentially be proven or disproven.
Especially if the judge has never been overturned, or never/rarely overturned in the context or timeframe of these cases. Assuming that is a false fact for this judge, I don't know his stats.
Another judge on his cases has been potentially been "often overturned" based on percentages of total cases/rulings?
"Often" is an opinion about something that has happened. Just like "a lot".
Suppose I said "Boeing aircraft often fail" and you haven't kept up with the news. You can conclude that they have failed, but you won't know how many times unless you ask more questions.
What if I say you often get speeding tickets while driving, but you've never been stopped by the cops for anything, or you got one speeding ticket 10 years ago? If I keep repeating that you "often get speeding tickets" and it gets you fired - did I not hurt you with a lie?
Notice I'm not accusing you of speeding. I'm saying you often get ticketed, something that can be verified
He's not accusing the judge of "often making wrong or bad decisions" He is saying "often overturned decisions" Has the judge been overturned in these proceedings? Because another federal judge in one of his other cases has been overturned, but he's not posting about that judge being unfair or "often overturned"
I feel like there's a difference, but maybe using "often" murks it up just enough. Like using alleged, "it's possible", or "people say" to spread rumors.
If you say I often get speeding tickets, that's the same as saying that I've gotten speeding tickets and you think I've gotten too many.
The first part is false only if I've never gotten one. The second is an opinion.
I would be surprised if any judge never had any part of any decision changed on appeal. Appeals courts exist to modify what judges do, it just goes with the territory. Engoron is no different this regard, in fact Trump himself was partly successful in appealing one of his orders.