Supreme Court reverses ban on Internet criticism 
By Peter Vieth
Published: January 3, 2013
Tags: Constitutional, Defamation, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Thomas A. Fortkort, Supreme Court of Virginia
The Supreme Court of Virginia acted swiftly last month to overturn a lower court’s takedown order directing a disgruntled consumer to remove critical online postings about a contractor. The high court vacated a Dec. 7 order from Fairfax Circuit Judge Thomas A. Fortkort ordering Jane Perez of Fairfax County to delete certain accusations about Dietz [...]
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