Well shit, the site doesn't even show up as paywall-bait to me. Here's the gist of the article: "A Chicago lawyer acquitted on sexual assault charges can pursue a defamation lawsuit against Gawker Media after an appeals court found that a comment posted to its former online site Jezebel “unequivocally” accused him “of committing a crime (rape).” "The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday upheld dismissal of Meanith Huon’s defamation claims against Gawker over the Jezebel post’s headline and reporting. But the panel reversed dismissal of Huon’s defamation claims relating to comments posted to the Jezebel site, concluding, “we see nothing farfetched about Huon’s factual allegations” that Gawker employees, in an attempt to drum up business, wrote the comments." "Huon was acquitted on charges of sexual assault in 2010. On the day of his acquittal, Above the Law published a blog post titled “Rape Potpourri” in which it recounted the allegations of “Jane Doe” that she leapt out of Huon’s vehicle after he forced her to perform oral sex. The post also wrote that Huon’s defense attorney argued the sex was consensual." "A year later, Jezebel published a blog post about Huon’s defamation suit against Above the Law and several of its employees, which he filed in 2011. He later added Gawker and its founder Nick Denton, who filed for personal bankruptcy protection on Aug. 1 ; former reporter Irin Carmon, now at MSNBC; and former chief operating officer Gaby Darbyshire. The suit sought $100 million in punitive damages."