ACLU files federal lawsuit challenging state criminal defamation law
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The American Civil Liberties Union has challenged New Hampshire’s criminal defamation law in the arrest of a man who posted comments saying a police chief “covered up” for a “dirty cop.”

The law makes it a misdemeanor for someone to intentionally and falsely disparage another person.

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