Johnny Northside Trial Follow-Up
I’ll create a round-up of stories about the Jerry Moore v. John Hoff (Johnny Northside) trial’s conclusion below.
Sheila Regan at TC Daily Planet: “Jury says Hoff didn’t lie, but has to pay anyway“. Sheila also has a piece after da2 of the trial titled “Who’s lying? Moore vs. Hoff, Day 2. Now we know that the jury agreed with Hoff’s truth.
Abby Simons at the StarTribune: Jury: Blogger Johnny Northside must pay $60,000 to fired community leader
Bob Collins at MPR: Sometimes the truth doesn’t set you free
Terry Yzaguirre at the Minneapolis Mirror: Jerry Moore awarded $60,000
Eric Zaetsch Developers are Crabgrass: “Johnny Northside trial. Reported a half-hour ago, Plaintiff Jerry Moore was awarded $60,000”
Noodleman at Secrets of the City: “The verdict is in: Johnny Northside must pay damages”
UCLA Law School professor, Eugene Volokh, at The Volokh Conspiracy: “$60,000 Damages for Blogging the Truth About Someone, Intending to Get The Person Fired”
And a sampling from the Twittersphere:
If you see more pop up, let me know and I’ll add them here.
