Stewart Baker has some advice for the complainant in a criminal (!) defamation proceeding filed in France against NYU law professor Joseph Weiler. Adam Liptak covers the case in the NYT here; earlier here, etc. More: Dan Markel, Prawfs.
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on February 22, 2011
Stewart Baker has some advice for the complainant in a criminal (!) defamation proceeding filed in France against NYU law professor Joseph Weiler. Adam Liptak covers the case in the NYT here; earlier here, etc. More: Dan Markel, Prawfs.
Tagged as: libel slander and defamation

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“Let’s put five bullets in the gun. FIVE!”
– The Deer Hunter
you’d think that Ms. Ms. Calvo-Goller would know better, yet here we are, plastering her name across the internet.
Oy Vey, she’s now up to 42 negative comments and if one has nothing to do this afternoon there is some great humor to be had watching the Streisand effect in action.
Me, I’m waiting for the first person who wrote a glowing review getting sued by someone who bought the book on the basis of the glowing review and hated it. Such is karma.
she decided NOT to appeal she tells CHE but see her POV here
After Loss in Court, Scholar Defends Libel Lawsuit Over Negative … -
??11:01 – [ ???? ]11 Mar 2011 … Karin N. Calvo-Goller. By Jennifer
Howard. Karin N. Calvo …
chronicle.com/article/After-Loss-in-Court-Scholar/126720/
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