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Originally posted by Solid
Surely you can litigate if someone prints something erroneous which has a clear negative impact on your life?
Solid
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The short answer is "Only if it is a substanciated untruth." According the the amendment in it's unaltered form anyone can say anything regardless of whether it's true or not. Since then the Supreme Court has chimed in and "interprited" it to mean you can say anything you want as long as it is the truth.
From what I was taught, the Constitution is a guideline for creating laws. It's the Supreme court who determine if the law is worth the paper it's written on.
(NDD-fire for effect)