Libel Law and the LGBTQ Community

Coral Ridge Ministries listed at hate group

U.S. District Court Judge Myron H. Thompson of the Middle District of Alabama said the Southern Poverty Law Center was within its rights to call Coral Ridge Ministries a “hate group.”

As President Trump pushes to “open up” libel law, the Coral Ridge Ministries case pushes us to examine broader points:

• Should we roll back the current strict standard on libel, so it’s easier to collect damages?
• How did we get our current libel law anyway?