Palmer argues that sending Elian back to Cuba is tantamount to sending him to prison, while Max contends that a parent must be proven unfit before custody is wrested away from him. It's the right of the parents to decide, they say. Curiously, these are the same people who also strenuously oppose allowing parents, equipped with school vouchers, to choose from among a wide variety of educational options. The Boston Globe reports today that several companies are using libel suits to find and unmask online critics while Internet users claim a First Amendment right to post messages on electronic bulletin boards using pseudonyms. Companies have gone to court to clamp down on bulletin boards featuring detailed talk about their conduct, alleging the talk often veers beyond opinion into libel, slander, or the disclosure of inside information.
Lawyers use discovery periods in lawsuits to expose the identities of anonymous chatters.
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