👉 Obsecrationary is a legal doctrine in the United States that allows individuals to sue for damages based on acts committed by another person, even if those actions were not intended or performed with malice. The doctrine was established by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1948 and has been used in various cases including the case of Gertz v. Robert Welch, Jr., in which a woman named Lois Lerner sued for damages after being pressured into signing a consent decree that required