[Bonaparte]

"Yes, but the person making such a statement had best be prepared to be publicly labeled anti-Semitic."

Two more questions:

1) But not criminally charged (with a "hate" crime) for holding an unpopular or unattractive opinion?

and...

2) Did the Quigleys make their remarks in public or did they make their remarks with expectation of privacy?

[VaGunGuy]

that depends on if they expected their neighbors to tap their phones in violation of the law, doesn't it?

[Boot Hill]

1) Hate crime laws suck.

But since I've restricted my comments on this thread solely to the verdict in the defamation case, your question is a little irrelevant.

2) Not relevant to the question of defamation.

--Boot Hill