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11/19/07
Free speech on the internet gets a test ride as a mother of a student in a private Orlando school makes disparaging remarks on her blog about conditions at the school and is sued by the school for defamation and loss of enrollment because of the influence of her remarks on other parents.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/313369.html
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11/19/07
Free speech on the internet gets a test ride as a mother of a student in a private Orlando school makes disparaging remarks on her blog about conditions at the school and is sued by the school for defamation and loss of enrollment because of the influence of her remarks on other parents.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/313369.html
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