[wterrell]

I have just been informed that Jan Still has been booted from the Forum. Tell me it isn't so!

This is wrong.

I know that freedom of speech has its limitations, but I wonder if these have been abused?

We are aware that not all forms of expressions are protected by the Constitution. Libel is a published report of falsehoods that tends to injure a person's reputation or character. Slander is the public utterance of a statement that holds a person up to ridicule, contempt, or hatred. To prove libel and slander, however, certain requirements must be met.The statements must be untrue and must have been made with the intention to do harm, and actual harm must have occurred. Additionally, the courts have ruled that damages cannot be collected for remarks made against someone unless the remarks are proved to have been made with "reckless" disregard for accuracy.