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Trump threatens to weaken First Amendment protections for reporters

By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press

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Boston Herald Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million in Libel Case

The Boston Herald was ordered Friday to pay $2.1 million for libeling a Superior Court judge in articles that portrayed him as lenient toward defendants and quoted him making insensitive comments about a 14-year-old rape victim.

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