{"id":334,"date":"2014-05-02T05:01:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T05:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2014\/05\/scope-of-the-first-amendment-a.html"},"modified":"2014-05-02T05:01:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T05:01:51","slug":"scope-of-the-first-amendment-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/scope-of-the-first-amendment-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit by Former Cincinnati Bengals Cheerleader may define First Amendments Rights on the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sixth Circuit will decide an issue of major importance under the First Amendment arising out of the case of former Cincinnati Bengal&#8217;s Cheerleader, Sarah Jones.  Jones was awarded a verdict of $ 338, 000 in her suit against a website called TheDirt.com.  Jones prevailed in her lawsuit under the Communication and Decency Act and alleged that the website permitted defamatory posts about her.  <a href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/ohio\/story\/how-an-ex-bengals-cheerleader-could-affect-the-future-of-the-internet-050114\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a> as well as other media outlets have reported on the story.  <\/p>\n<p>Key to her prevailing in the lawsuit is that the website itself responded to comments and tried to stir further defamatory comments about Jones on the website.  For further commentary on this story, The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2014\/05\/01\/sarah-jones-defamation-lawsuit-website\/8552149\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Today posted an Article from Amber Hunt <\/a>of the Cincinnati Enquirer, describing the lawsuit.  <\/p>\n<p><big>Lawsuit Seen as Creating a Dangerous Precedent<\/big><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/scope-of-the-first-amendment-a\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Lawsuit by Former Cincinnati Bengals Cheerleader may define First Amendments Rights on the Internet\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sixth Circuit will decide an issue of major importance under the First Amendment arising out of the case of former Cincinnati Bengal&#8217;s Cheerleader, Sarah Jones. Jones was awarded a verdict of $ 338, 000 in her suit against a website called TheDirt.com. 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