I started to research this, and so far my reading points to myths about Americans being litigious (data suggests otherwise) may have translated to overly risk-averse behavior to such a degree that it undercuts basic moral/ethical behavior (like news outlets failing to speak truth to power)

I am extremely not a lawyer, so I'm wondering if this is related to "equal protection jurisprudence is a trash fire", which I only know about from listening to @courtneymilan.comx.com/courtneymila...