Daniel Solove writes:
The ABA Journal reports that the number of libel suits has been steadily dropping in the United States
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Why is this happening? Is it because there’s much less defamation or invasion of privacy today? I strongly doubt that’s the reason. Instead, I can think of several reasons for the decline in defamation and privacy trials.
Read Dan’s commentary on Concurring Opinions. As always, he provides a lot of food for thought.