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Everything Gawker did fell under the First Amendment, and so they should not be in danger of being sued to death if they behave as badly as Gawker did. The entire point of the Constitution is to protect essential liberties. Get rid of the Constitution, and we descend into an authoritarian state.

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They violated his right to privacy. You don't get to use one right to violate another without consequences.

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The First Amendment comes before all others, which is why it's first.

"Oh no, a politician said behind closed doors he's going to nuke COUNTRY! We can't write about that, though, we'll get sued!"

Anything that restricts the first breaks democracy, your claim is Step One for any fascist uprising.