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Reason
Reason
Politics
Eugene Volokh

Can't Seal the Alleged Libel Attached to Motion Seeking Removal of the Libel

In Czernyk v. Bongiovanni,

  1. plaintiff sued defendant over an alleged rape;
  2. plaintiff's lawyer has recently made various public allegations about defendant and defendant's lawyer, including on plaintiff's lawyer's blog;
  3. on Friday, defendant's lawyer moved for an order requiring plaintiff's lawyer "to immediately remove the blog post page" and "a temporary gag order" on the plaintiff's lawyer "pending the outcome of the hearing on this issue" (see also defendant's lawyer's declaration); and
  4. in the process, defendant's lawyer sought to file a copy of the critical blog post under seal:

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