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*[https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/14176 End This Defamation: Help Me Get the Truth Told] by Richard Carrier, 2018

*[https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/14176 End This Defamation: Help Me Get the Truth Told] by Richard Carrier, 2018

== Commentary at PZ Myers' blog regarding the Richard Carrier lawsuit ==

=== Commentary at PZ Myers' blog regarding the Richard Carrier lawsuit ===

A commentator on PZ Myers' blog wrote about the Richard Carrier lawsuit against [[Freethought Blogs]]:

A commentator on PZ Myers' blog wrote about the Richard Carrier lawsuit against [[Freethought Blogs]]:

If we assume that Carrier lost at that phase as well, he would then have the right to ask for a rehearing in front of the full Eight Circuit (“en banc”) and/or ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the appellate decision. The chances that either one of those requests would be granted, however, are remote.

If we assume that Carrier lost at that phase as well, he would then have the right to ask for a rehearing in front of the full Eight Circuit (“en banc”) and/or ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the appellate decision. The chances that either one of those requests would be granted, however, are remote.

All of these courts have wide discretion in deciding how quickly or slowly to rule. That means it’s very difficult to place a confident time frame on when we should expect to know the final outcome of the case; if every court took as much time as reasonably possible just to complete the appeal process described above, it could take… I dunno, five years? But this lawsuit is in fact a small, relatively simple one, so it’s more likely that that process will be finished in a year or less.<ref>

All of these courts have wide discretion in deciding how quickly or slowly to rule. That means it’s very difficult to place a confident time frame on when we should expect to know the final outcome of the case; if every court took as much time as reasonably possible just to complete the appeal process described above, it could take… I dunno, five years? But this lawsuit is in fact a small, relatively simple one, so it’s more likely that that process will be finished in a year or less.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/09/23/see-you-in-court/ See you in court!] by PZ Myers</ref>}}

== Atheism and violence ==

== Atheism and violence ==