 | 92 Constitutional Law |
| 92XVIII Freedom of Speech, Expression, and Press |
| 92XVIII(D) False Statements in General |
| 92k1621 Opinion |
| 92k1623 k. Particular Issues and Applications. |
 Area of sports is traditional haven for cajoling, invective and hyperbole; therefore, radio talk show host's description of sports public figure as, inter alia, "stupid," "dumb," or "buffoon," "nincompoop," "scum," "a cancer," "an obscenity," "gutless liar," "unmitigated liar," "pathological liar," "egomaniac," "nuts," "crazy," "irrational," "suicidal," and "lunatic" were statements of opinion which were constitutionally protected.
Stepien v. Franklin, 528 N.E.2d 1324 (1988)
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