Topic: Colloquium

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The legal concept of "colloquium" requires a false statement to be about a specific individual, yet the Jones case is proceeding as "group libel," which is generally not recognized under the Constitution. Barnes argues that the court has created an "Alex Jones exception" to the First Amendment and due process. He warns that this converts defamation law into "dissident heresy laws" used to bankrupt political opponents.