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Democracy won't work if we let lawsuits full of baseless charges from a political candidate inhibit us from providing voters with the independent information that they need and rely on.

Neil Brown, editor of the St. Petersburg Times — commenting on Jeff Greene, who lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, filing a libel lawsuit against two newspapers over campaign stories.

Neil Brown, editor of the St. Petersburg Times — commenting on Jeff Greene, who lost the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, filing a libel lawsuit against two newspapers over campaign stories.

Andy Kim is a former GOVERNING staff writer.