ACLU Of Rhode Island Takes On Turtleboy Case

(Providence, RI)--The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is defending the controversial Massachusetts-based blog Turtleboy Sports in a libel case.The ACLU says the Worcester-based blogger who runs the site, Aidan Kearney, was ordered by a Rhode Island Superior Court judge to immediately remove any material from the website regarding a person who sued him for libel without hearing from him.In February, Turtleboy re-posted a video and numerous Facebook comments from a resident of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, accusing her of faking a sickness and criticizing her for claiming that Kent County Hospital refused to treat her.The woman filed a libel lawsuit last month; the ACLU says it has removed the case to federal court.


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