Right Wing Blogger Must Face Sherrod Claim

[douglas9]

WASHINGTON (CN) - Former U.S Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod's lawsuit against right-wing blogger Andrew Breitbart survived a motion to dismiss, clearing the way for her to pursue the high-profile defamation suit she filed against him and a colleague last year.
Sherrod Sued Breitbart and associate Larry O'Connor in February 2011, charging the two men posted a heavily editor clip of her online that led to accusations of racism and ultimately got her fired.
Breitbert filed his motion under the D.C. Anti-SLAPP Act, which provides that if a defendant can show the claim at issue arises from an act in furtherance of the right to free speech - and if the it is also related to an issue of public concern-he can file a special motion to dismiss.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/02/17/44006.htm

[The Magistrate]

1. Sounds Like His Lawyer Is Sloppy As He Is, Sir

Missing deadlines, appealing to a law not in force when the case began....

Bodes well for the trial itself.

[dougolat]

2. ACORN should have been a lesson ........

....but when the media go on bull-horn mode, everyone panics.

I think that symptom worked against Wiener and Spitzer, as well!

[rocktivity]

4. Wiener and Spitzer came up as liars. Sherrod hasn't

and that's why she's won these rounds.

Let's go on with the show!


rocktivity

[Scuba]

3. Good, nail his syphilitic ass to the wall.

[UTUSN]

5. R#19 & K. Almost missed this because the Shirley & BREITBART names weren't in the title. n/t