"Schneider to pay Tarkanian $150,000 to settle lawsuit"

The Las Vegas Sun offers this report, which begins: "State Sen. Mike Schneider today agreed to pay $150,000 in damages to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by his 2004 election challenger, Danny Tarkanian."

Eugene Volokh offers four reasons why such lawsuits by political candidates are rare.

Posted by Rick Hasen at August 6, 2009 08:13 AM