Judge dismisses Laura Loomer $150M defamation case against Bill Maher. Court finds satire protected under First Amendment, plaintiff fails to show damages or actual malice standard

A US federal judge has thrown out far-right activist Laura Loomer’s $150 million defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher over a 2024 late-night joke implying she had a sexual relationship with Donald Trump. The court ruled that Maher’s comments were …

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Please tell me this is satire.

“It looks like the 1980s.” Sir, that’s because that radar is from the 80’s 😂 All this money and we can’t even get decent air traffic control equipment. 🤦‍♂️ — Liberacrat™️ (@ViralVideos) January 30, 2025

Can satire be too believable to be funny?

New York Times Warns That Involved, Loving Cartoon Dads Could Lead To Involved, Loving Real Dads https://t.co/9vjxdtLznO pic.twitter.com/WMRdncpiVx — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 21, 2023   h/t Glenn