At 11:22 AM -0700 5/19/01, Sandy Sandfort wrote:
>Tim wrote:
>
>> This gets back to a topic often discussed
>> on the list: when can there be a lawsuit?
>> Does a law have to be in violation or is
>> it enough for some party to simply feel
>> "aggrieved"?
>
>Law suits are civil matters. There may or may not be a "law" supporting the
>cause of action. Certainly, there will almost always be common law
>precedents. Under Anglo-American jurisprudence it's like they used to tell
>us in law school, "You can sue the bishop of Boston for bastardry, but don't
>expect to win." (Now, if the issue is pedophilia...)
Yes, but cases are often dismissed quickly by courts "as a matter of law."
So if I sue my neighbor because I don't like the color of the shirts
he wears, the case gets tossed.
The question I hope to hear from Declan on is whether the Kirkland
lawyers are citing some law against reporting on their cops, or
merely don't like what he did.
--Tim May
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