Dr Julie Doughty
@juliedoughty.bsky.social
lawyer (retired solicitor; academic). Live in Wales now, although still Australian. Child law; media law. Legal blogger in family courts for The Transparency Project www.transparencyproject.org.uk (contact me there as I don't receive DMs on Bluesky)
yes as in Depp v Heard (although D.C.)
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
yes as in Depp v Heard (although D.C.)
see rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump... but I had previously thought public figures in the US couldn't sue for defamation
Will Trump sue?
Not if the BBC makes sufficient amends this week
rozenberg.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
see rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump... but I had previously thought public figures in the US couldn't sue for defamation
here's an answer - rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump...
Will Trump sue?
Not if the BBC makes sufficient amends this week
rozenberg.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
here's an answer - rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump...
closely followed by Tarrant's perm
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
closely followed by Tarrant's perm
funny how 'in the old days' Hislop and Private Eye were on the right. Big shift of the Overton Window
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
funny how 'in the old days' Hislop and Private Eye were on the right. Big shift of the Overton Window
yes I was joking! but I wonder if Hislop or Merton wake up at night and wish they hadn't indulged him
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
yes I was joking! but I wonder if Hislop or Merton wake up at night and wish they hadn't indulged him
I blame Ian Hislop and Paul Merton
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I blame Ian Hislop and Paul Merton
have you seen them? bizarre! but thnx for the Pamela Franklin alert
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
have you seen them? bizarre! but thnx for the Pamela Franklin alert
I hope she is ok and that when she is, you will investigate
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I hope she is ok and that when she is, you will investigate
"earns"? think you mean is paid, not earns. £500k pa?? or has been in total to date?
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"earns"? think you mean is paid, not earns. £500k pa?? or has been in total to date?
sorry! seems I was wrong www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump files amended $15bn defamation complaint against New York Times
Refiled complaint, after judge tossed initial suit last month, also targets individual reporters and book publisher
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
sorry! seems I was wrong www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
he can't sue for defamation in the US. I do know that much! He's talked about changing the law so he can.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
he can't sue for defamation in the US. I do know that much! He's talked about changing the law so he can.
but that's a city, not Tintern Abbey. Is that the point?
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
but that's a city, not Tintern Abbey. Is that the point?
lol I had just said that out loud but alliteratively - fawning over Farage
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
lol I had just said that out loud but alliteratively - fawning over Farage
especially as Trump's utterings rarely follow a logical sequence anyway
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
especially as Trump's utterings rarely follow a logical sequence anyway
Reposted by Dr Julie Doughty
Everyone else has politics or an ideology, what *I* have is simple common sense.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Everyone else has politics or an ideology, what *I* have is simple common sense.