Aziz Huq, a law professor at the University of
Chicago, has an interesting op-ed Thursday August 10, 2017. “When government defames.”
The article discusses the lack of recourse for
individuals in court who are defamed by government employees or agents in the
course of doing their jobs.
There is no constitutional protection of “reputation”
(no less “online reputation”) as such.
I am reminded of how back in the 1950s police could
raid gay bars and publish the names of people arrested in the newspapers.
Back in 2011, Huq had argued against and Oklahoma
state constitutional amendment that would ban the use of Sharia law in the
state (or any religious law), with logic similar to that concerning support for
sanctuary cities today. He also argues
that such a provision could undermine normal civil contracts based on supplying
food that meets particular religious requirements.
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