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Katie Hill’s ‘Revenge Porn’ Lawsuit Faces a First Amendment Challenge

March 9, 2021Media Mention
Los Angeles Magazine

Litigation partner Doug Mirell provided insight to Los Angeles Magazine regarding a revenge porn suit filed by former Santa Clarita Congresswoman, Katie Hill, against her ex-husband, Kenny Heslep, and a number of media companies. Mirell called the suit "creative" when Hill originally filed it in December 2020.  

Excerpt: 

“If Heslep is the source of everything and he’s the one who is responsible exclusively for the initial distribution, then everybody else down the food chain doesn’t have liability for this,” he said. “But they are essentially saying all of these conspirators should be treated as the initial distributor.”

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