LEGAL DEFINITIONS
What are Damages?
Plankton sends this Snapchat (which lasts 10 seconds) to all his 200 contacts: "Mr. Krabs stole money from the bank! I caught him on camera."
What is Slander?
Accurate, Relevant, Sufficient.
What is Evidence?
What is a Landmark Decision?
The act of harming the reputation of another by making a false statement to a third person.
What is Defamation?
Spongebob writes a nasty review on Yelp for Mrs. Puff's Boating School: "She is a bad driving teacher because she always gets into horrible accidents."
What is Libel?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos.
What are the methods of Persuasion?
What is the Supreme Court?
A defamatory statement expressed in writing or as a picture, sign, or electronic broadcast.
What is Libel?
What is the Repeater Rule?
What are the three branches of U.S. government?
This case ruled that forcing kids to salute the flag in school violated their First Amendment rights.
What is West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)?
A defamatory statement expressed through speech.
What is Slander?
Squidward tells everyone that he "thinks they should never eat at the Krusty Krab because they serve rotten food that will make them sick."
What is an Opinion?
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition.
What are the First Amendment rights?
This case ruled that stopping students from peacefully protesting at school, such as wearing armbands, violated their First Amendment rights.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
The legal form that a person has to fill out in order to file a lawsuit.
What is a Complaint?
Patrick writes this in front of Spongebob's house in large letters: "Spongebob is liar and a cheater! Just Kidding!"
What is a Joke?
It must not be an opinion. It must be false. It must be made to someone other than the plaintiff. It must cause damage to the plaintiff.
What is Defamation?
This case ruled that the rights of student journalists are NOT violated when schools prevent the publication of certain articles in school newspapers.
What is Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)?