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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

Day on Torts

Where plaintiff real estate professional brought an action for defamation and false light based on an online review written by defendant, defendant moved to dismiss the action pursuant to the Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA). In Charles v. McQueen , No. M2021-00878-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 4490980 (Tenn. The TPPA, Tenn. Code Ann. §

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Can Trump Escape Accountability?  

The Crime Report

Meaning, that none of his partisan defenders or legal henchmen were present to run interference for him, as they did with the two impeachment trials that resulted in acquittals due to “jury nullification.”. Translated legally, this means: Did Trump lack the necessary intent to defraud the American people or was he acting in good faith?