# The Adventures of The Special Master

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 29, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523 "2022-08-29T12:31:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523/201 "2022-10-19T18:11:01Z")

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Well, crap. Where’s an originalist when you need them? You’d think this SCOTUS would be happy to say that all the clause protects is speech while acting as a member of Congress.

Hmph. 🐪 🐪 🐪

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523/202 "2022-10-19T23:15:48Z")

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> [@bleach](#):
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> Libel starts with **L** , and think of published **L** iterature.

The way I’ve always remembered (since I was a kid) is that “libel” sounds like “library” so involves things written down.

And so slander is “the other one”.

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**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523/203 "2022-10-20T00:39:34Z")

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> [@bleach](#):
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> **S** tatement.

(and because this is the final ever, ever pedantic nitcpick post I’ll ever post again)

Statements can frequently be written, like in contracts, etc.  
I’d replace it with “ **S** ay”.  
All the other S and L’s are splunge/cromulent.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523/204 "2022-10-20T02:07:40Z")

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Piling onto the nitpick…

How about **S** peak?

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**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adventures-of-the-special-master/970523/205 "2022-10-28T03:13:39Z")

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How most of this court rules would depend on the letter behind the lawmaker’s name.

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