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21 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 581 (2010-2011)
Not That There's Anything Wrong with That: Imputations of Homosexuality and the Normative Structure of Defamation Law

handle is hein.journals/frdipm21 and id is 587 raw text is: Not That There's Anything Wrong with That: Imputations of Homosexuality and the Normative Structure of Defamation Law Matthew D. Bunker* Drew E. Shenkman* Charles D. Tobin*** INTRODUCTION ......................................... 582 1. IDENTIFYING DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS .....................583 A. False Imputation of Homosexuality Under State Defamation Law.......................... 587 B. Defamation Per Se-Imputing (Former) Crime of Sodomy ..................... .... 588 C. Defamation Per Se-Implying Unchastity or Exposing Plaintiff to Public Hatred, Contempt, or Ridicule................................ 591 D. Capable of Defamatory Meaning, Requiring Proof of Damages.. ............................... 594 II. CHANGING PERCEPTIONS IN THE FEDERAL COURTS............... 596 III. NORMATIVITY AND DEFAMATORY MEANING ...... ....... 601 CONCLUSION.................................... 609 A PDF version of this Article is available online at http://iplj.net/blog/archives/ volumexxi/book3. Visit http://iplj.net/blog/archives for access to the IPLJ archive. Reese Phifer Professor of Journalism, College of Communication and Information Sciences, The University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1993; M.S., Kansas State University, 1989; J.D., University of Kansas, 1985; B.S., Kansas State University, 1979. Associate, Holland & Knight LLP, Washington D.C.; J.D., University of Florida, 2008; M.A., University of Florida, 2008; B.A., University of Florida, 2004. * Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, Washington D.C.; J.D., University of Florida, 1989; B.S., University of Florida, 1984. 581

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