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Jury Says ‘Communist’ Slur Defamed Refugee

A $225,000 jury award to a Vietnamese refugee in Washington state sends a clear message that First Amendment protections for political speech may not apply to statements accusing Vietnamese-Americans of communist sympathies. more

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