Legal Opinion
Blumenthal v. Drudge
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 22, 1998No. CIV.A. 97-1968 PLFPublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This is a defamation case revolving around a statement published on the Internet by defendant Matt Drudge. On August 10, 1997, the following was available to all having access to the Internet:
The DRUDGE REPORT has learned that top GOP operatives who feel there is a double-standard of only reporting republican shame believe they are holding an ace card: New White House recruit Sidney Blumenthal has a spousal abuse past that has been effectively covered up.
The accusations are explosive.
There are court records of Blumenthal’s violence against his wife, one…
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