I’ve lost track of the number of readers who have asked, Why doesn’t Shirley Sherrod sue Breitbart for defamation?
As a journalist, I’m naturally wary of defamation claims. As a lawyer part of my job was counseling clients that a lawsuit is a terrible, awful, no-good way to resolve almost any dispute. That is doubly true of libel suits. So to my way of thinking there is no such thing as a slam-dunk defamation claim.
But for those eager to see Sherrod get her pound of flesh, she says she is considering it.
David Kurtz
David Kurtz is Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief of Talking Points Memo where he oversees the news operations of TPM and its sister sites.