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Circuit Judge 'Honored' for Muzzling Speech

By Robert J. Ambrogi

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Juan Torruella, judge of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, earned a dubious honor this week. He was named a recipient of a Muzzle Award, a recognition given out annually by The Boston Phoenix to "those who've brought dishonor to themselves by trampling on the rights of free speech and personal liberties in New England." Torruella earned this distinction for his authorship of Noonan v. Staples, an opinion that turned libel law on its head by holding that truth is not always a defense. (I get a mention in the write-up about Torruella for a blog post...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).

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