Duc Tan v. Le’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “Ex. 14A. It asserts that for many years undercover agents, including Tan, have attempted to display Viet Cong flags in schools while disguised as Nationalists. Excerpts of this article were translated and admitted into evidence. D. Procedural History ¶ 19 In March 2004, Tan and the VCTC sued the signatories to the Public Notice for defamation, including Le, his wife, and five other married couples. ¶ 20 The trial court granted partial summary judgment for the defendants, ruling that Tan and the VCTC”

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2. “) describing the incident as an intentional displaying of Communist symbols to show the presence of the Communist regime in the Vietnamese community. The letter called for a press conference and meeting to debate the allegations, but neither Tan nor any other VCTC representative attended the meeting. C. The Defamatory Statements 1. The Public Notice ¶ 16 The defendants disseminated the Public Notice by e-mail and posted it on the internet. The first section of the letter describes the”

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3. “II RP at 364-65. No one knew where the apron came from, but Tan dismissed the idea that it was Communist propaganda. The volunteer turned the apron inside-out and wore it that way for the rest of his shift. He took the apron home with him at the end of the day. ¶ 15 Ten days later, the volunteer told Vu, one of the initial defendants, about the apron. Vu said that he would like to keep the apron as a”

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   e.g. Duc Tan v. Le