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.
