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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS) => Topic started by: Anonymous on May 12, 2005, 04:39:00 AM
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The Salt Lake Tribune
05/12/2005
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a defamation suit filed by an association of schools for troubled youths against a United Press International reporter. The 10th Circuit on Tuesday agreed with a trial judge that the federal court in Utah has no authority over the case because Thomas Houlahan, who researched a story in 2003 about schools operated by the St. George-based World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, lives in Washington, D.C. In its suit, WWASP had alleged that Houlahan falsely told parents that school officials abused their children.
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Yeay!
...and in all indictments for libels the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
(Jury nullification. It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
Declaration of Rights, PA Constitution
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The next defamation suit to watch is the one taken out against WWASPS by Thomas Houlahan.
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On 2005-05-12 08:50:00, Antigen wrote:
"...and in all indictments for libels the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the court, as in other cases.
(Jury nullification. It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
Declaration of Rights, PA Constitution
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You still expect us to believe these are random?
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They really are. Slanted, though, in that I choose which ones go into the database to begin with. Hit http://fornits.com/quotes.php?help (http://fornits.com/quotes.php?help) to see what's in there.
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
--Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor
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So the only reason it was dismissed is because he doesn't live in Utah? Any info to show there were other reasons?
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great news! any defeat for WWASPS is another step in the right direction. ::bigsmilebounce:: ::bigsmilebounce:: ::bigsmilebounce::
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On 2005-05-13 13:56:00, Anonymous wrote:
"So the only reason it was dismissed is because he doesn't live in Utah?"
You think they didn't know that? The situation was reversed in WWASP vs PURE: Sue Scheff couldn't get the procedings moved to Florida (causing WWASP to make out they had won!) so even if they didn't have wall-to-wall lawyers I think they might have had an inkling.
The whole point of the case was intimidation. Now that Houlahan has called their bluff this gives WWASP a face-saving way out without having the embarrasment of another WWASP vs PURE.