The request for en banc review of the DC appellate decision, after over two years, has been denied.
[Update a while later]
This lawsuit is now so old that, if it was a child, it would now be in first grade. For those unfamiliar with the background, Jonathan Adler described it last year.
Well, time for Mann to provide data for discovery.
No, probably time to appeal to SCOTUS. This is a terrible decision, that cannot be allowed to stand. It completely vitiates the concept of anti-SLAPP laws.
I understand that too, but that will be interesting. Lots of talk right now about enhancing libel law (Trump wants more protection for public figures) and more restrictions (Covington defendants). Will your case be the one to test this?
Either way, many more years to come. By then we will know if Mann was right or not. [Spoiler, he’s not]
Probably not, it’s a separate issue.
Wouldn’t matter. The lawsuit precedes, there’s no retroactivity.
The lawsuit is still younger than the primary mirror for JWST, and its cost overrun debt is greater than most college endowments.
Still can’t believe this wasn’t laughed out of court.
I’ve been aghast since this started that it ever began. It’s a travesty, and disgusting, and symptomatic of a rot at our core when the 1st amendment is trampled like this.
Rand, I’m very sorry you have to go through this. No one should, ever.