[kibwen]

Not two seconds ago I just watched Elon Musk break into my house, steal the copper out of my walls, kick my dog, and piss on the ashes of my dead grandma. Fortunately, libel is legal now because idiots continue not to understand how the first amendment works.

[blitzar]

He also entered into a binding verbal agreement to give me $5 billion.

[that_guy_iain]

Libel in the US is very hard to fight because the first amendment makes so many things legal, a good example of what is almost certainly legal, your statement about Elon Musk.

[User23]

No, libel in the US is very hard to fight because Sullivan is terrible jurisprudence.

[fooker]

Why would this not be legal?

Have you thought throught the consequences of making something like this illegal?

[andsoitis]

what is the point you're trying to make? it went over my head.

[burnerburnson]

He's trying to say that California's law banning false advertising must be Constitutional because libel is illegal.

It's a non-sequitur though. Libel and false advertising are not the same thing.