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A rule (called prosecutorial immunity) without which it would be almost impossible for the criminal law to function. Would you prosecute Bernie Madoff knowing he could tie you up in court, personally, with millions of dollars' worth of lawyers?

Even without that rule, a tort law claim against Ortiz or Heymann would probably not succeed, absent some proof that their intent was to torment him emotionally. Lessig and bizarre bloggers like Danah Boyd seem to occasionally accuse them of that, but it all seems rather groundless.