After Racist Troll Storm, US University Graduate Awarded Over $700,000

By artappraiser on Sun, 08/11/2019 - 9:46pm |

By Samantha Schmidt of WashingtonPost.com, via NDTV.com (without paywall) Aug. 11

Taylor Dumpson in 2017 sued the founder and editor of the Daily Stormer, alleging he initiated a racist "troll storm" against her that made her fear for her life and disrupted her ability to pursue her education.

Original WaPo version here, wth picture of Dumpson: Federal judge awards over $700,000 to former American University student targeted in neo-Nazi ‘troll storm’

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https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/after-racist-troll-storm-us-university-graduate-awarded-over-700-000-2083453

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Important excerpt, not the only suit won against him, $14 million a short while ago; the case law is piling up:

Friday’s ruling comes just weeks after a federal judge ordered Anglinto pay more than $14 million in damages to Tanya Gersh, a real estate agent in Whitefish, Mont., who was flooded with phone calls, text messages, emails and social media posts that contained death threats and anti-Semitic slurs.

Like in Dumpson’s case, Anglin posted Gersh’s contact information online and encouraged his followers to harass her and her family after Gersh was accused of extorting the mother of white nationalist Richard Spencer. “Tell them you are sickened by their Jew agenda,” Anglin wrote.

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/11/2019 - 9:50pm

Dumpson is in law school, preparing to fight for the rights of others. It is doubtful that she will receive a penny of the award, but the point is made.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 08/11/2019 - 10:14pm

Yes, smart woman. A reminder: our judicial system is the branch that was intended to be the place to fight to protect minority and individual rights, since a majority rules elections.

But these rulings go beyond that. They indicate that speech used to threaten others using social media may not be protected by the First Amendment. It is a movement more towards the UK interpretation, where some speech can cost you a hefty libel judgment.

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/11/2019 - 10:28pm

Andrew Anglin lost another lawsuit by default today, bringing the tally of damages he's been ordered to pay victims to more than $18.8 millionhttps://t.co/vs4YhYWmwf
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) August 9, 2019

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/11/2019 - 10:36pm

He seems nice.

by CVille Dem on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 11:22pm

and you sassy

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 11:57pm

After Racist Troll Storm, US University Graduate Awarded Over $700,000

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