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Judge dismisses defamation suit

By Peter Vieth
Published: March 15, 2010

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Wired magazine published a piece last fall on the debate over the systematic vaccination of children. In the article, a leading physician said of a critic: “She lies.” That statement, part of a lengthy examination of an emotionally charged topic, was the expression of an opinion, which is protected by the law, an Alexandria federal ...
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