The verdict in this case, a monetary win for Johnny Depp, may have a chilling effect on a person's 1st Amendment right to free speech and the willingness of victims to come forward against perpetrators of domestic abuse and/or sex based crimes.
Some thoughts about how a victim of domestic violence is supposed to act, who would be the ideal spokesperson for victims of domestic violence and what might be the outcome of this case.
L.A. Dodger Pitcher Trevor Bauer has a Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Order (as of June 30, 2021). A short discussion about the DV process in California, a potential criminal domestic violence case, a potential civil suit and what that might mean for Trevor Bauer.