Susan E. Seager

Susan E. Seager is a First Amendment lawyer who teaches media law at the University of Southern California and was a volunteer poll observer for the Barack Obama presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. She tweets at @seagreen55.

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How Trump Could Get Sued for Libel

The easier it is to go after the press for slander, the easier it would be to go after Trump—and he’s a target-rich environment.

Susan E. Seager

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WEAK!

Trump Can’t Shut Down NYT Tax-Leak Story

<p>Donald Trump may fashion himself as a winner, but the law is on the side of <i>The New York Times. </i>When it comes to his attempts in the past to shut down opponents, he has failed miserably.</p>

Susan E. Seager

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Cat Escapes Bag

GOP Now in Panic to Suppress Vote

Federal judges from Michigan to North Carolina to New Orleans have said what’s obviously true—‘voter ID’ laws are voter-suppression laws. And now the GOP is in overdrive.

Susan E. Seager