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Obsidian Finance Group, LLC, et al v. Crystal Cox
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January 17, 2014
Bloggers Get Same Speech Protections As Press: 9th Circ.
Bloggers and others who speak on issues of public concern are entitled to the same free-speech protections as traditional journalists, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Friday, finding a trustee that a blogger had criticized for its role in a real estate bankruptcy needed to show the blogger had acted negligently.
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October 12, 2012
Blogger Asks 9th Circ. To Void Obsidian's $2.5M Verdict
A blogger hit with a $2.5 million defamation verdict for criticizing Obsidian Finance Group LLC's trusteeship in a real estate bankruptcy proceeding asked the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday for a new trial, saying the court erred in refusing to give her the same First Amendment protections as journalists.