Judge rejects Fox bid vs. Franken book

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 20:41:49 -0400
> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Subject: Judge rejects Fox bid vs. Franken book
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
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> Judge rejects Fox bid vs. Franken book
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> By ERIN McCLAM
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> Aug. 22, 2003  |  NEW YORK (AP) --
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> A federal judge on Friday denied Fox News Channel's request for an
> injunction to block humorist Al Franken's new book, whose title mocks the
> Fox slogan ³fair and balanced.²
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> U.S. District Judge Denny Chin said the book -- ³Lies and the Lying Liars
> Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right² -- is a parody
> protected by the First Amendment.
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> ³There are hard cases and there are easy cases,² the judge said. ³This is an
> easy case. This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally.²
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> http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2003/08/22/franken/index.html

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