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...reckless, boundingly readable fifth novel, British writer William Boyd picks up the story at the point where Mallabar, in glamorous, leonine middle age, has lost track of the scruples part of his success formula. His nemesis is Hope Clearwater, who is on the lam from a troubled marriage in England and working as one of several learned acolytes who patiently observe and record the diurnal activities of chimps. She is assigned a small number of animals who have separated from the main group, and almost at once she stumbles on big news. Peaceful primates? Strictly sloganeering. The chimps are capable...
...getting Smith a lawyer, Kennedy acted like any concerned uncle. But in other ways his actions were reckless and irresponsible. It was Kennedy who roused his son and nephew from a sound sleep on Good Friday night to ask, according to the Senator's own deposition, "if they wanted to have a couple of beers." The three men then set out for Au Bar, Palm Beach's hottest club, thus setting in motion the chain of events that ended with the alleged rape. There they met the 29-year-old woman who later accused Smith, and Michele Cassone...
Judge Sidney Shapiro apparently agreed with them. Late last week, after the prosecution rested its case and before the defense team began summoning witnesses, Shapiro called a halt to the proceedings. "There is insufficient evidence that Mr. Rodriguez acted in a reckless manner," he said. Not guilty...
...defamatory. You have to prove you've been harmed. These constraints will take care of most of the nightmare scenarios journalists worry about, such as being sued for "cleaning up" quotes. Above all, if X is a public figure, you have to prove the misquote was committed with "reckless disregard for the truth." (The lawyers call this "actual malice" -- the "actual" being a lawyer's way of indicating that it doesn't actually mean malice...
...America all professionals except journalists live in fear of lawsuits. Journalists are rightly alarmed that the mere accusation of fake quotes could land a journalist in a costly lawsuit, and the Supreme Court should protect us against that. But if quotes are made up, this alone surely displays reckless disregard for the truth. The claim of Malcolm and her defenders that the Constitution should protect even purposely made-up quotes, as long as the author thinks they reflect the subject's views, is an embarrassment...