Posts Tagged ‘Mark Silverstein’

Howling Pig libel bill moves closer to repeal

by Jack Minor – A bill that would repeal a Colorado libel law that was used to prosecute a Greeley blogger for criticizing a professor at UNC is one step closer to passage. The bill has been passed by the state senate and cleared a House committee Thursday afternoon. While the bill was originally passed [...]

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ACLU settles Howling Pig case for $425,000

by Matt Lacy – After more than eight years of litigation, Weld County has settled a case against a blogger that used satire to show a picture of a college professor with a Hitler moustache. Tom Mink, publisher of the Howling Pig, had his computer confiscated by law enforcement after a University of Northern Colorado [...]

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