Nos. 14-CV-101 / 14-CV-126
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On Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Civil Division, No. 2012 CA 008263 B
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AMICUS CURIAE
OF THE CATO INSTITUTE SUPPORTING PETITION FOR REHEARING
Ilya Shapiro (D.C. Bar #489100)
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CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ..................................... i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ............................................................... iii INTEREST OF
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1 ARGUMENT ........................................................................................ 2 I.
DISAGREEMENT WITH OFFICIAL BODIES IS NOT EVIDENCE OF BAD FAITH ................................ 2 II.
CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION, COMMONPLACE PEJORATIVE TERMS, AND ANALOGIES TO
“NOTORIOUS” PERSONS
CANNOT BE ACTIONABLE FOR LIBEL ........................................... 6 CONCLUSION ................................................................................... 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ........................................................... 11
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