A large number of media organizations, as well as the ACLU, have filed amicus briefs supporting our right to a speedy appeal in the mistaken denial of our motions to dismiss the suit against me, Mark Steyn, CEI and National Review. Note that they are not expressing opinions on the underlying merits of the suit, but simply preventing the DC anti-SLAPP law from being undermined.
[Update Friday morning]
More thoughts from Mark Steyn.
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That makes perfect sense. If they agree with your point of view or not is immaterial we are talking about the right of free speech here.
Well said.
It is too bad some of the other regular commenters here don’t get it.
“We take no position on the merits of the case”
They are appealling under Collateral Order doctrine. I’m not sure if they are right on the
legislative history, but, even at an appeal, the case will likely proceed.
Maybe this can be the new Scopes Monkey Trial.
Don’t give up your day job as an Internet troll to be a lawyer, DoucheNozzle. The only monkey here is you.
“The only monkey here is you.”
Poor old Darwin had to put up with a lot of that sort of abuse.
At least Darwin wasn’t accused of supporting genocide. Seriously, how can AGW alarmists label their detractors with slurs of genocide then trun around and lecture about calling names?
“Seriously, how can AGW alarmists label their detractors with slurs of genocide then trun around and lecture about calling names?”
Oh, that’s easy, you have one team that screams genocide, and another team that lectures about calling names, that way the same people never do both and thus the charge of hypocrisy can be avoided!