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Federal Appellate Court Revives Defamation Case Against MSNBC Host Joy Reid

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Also Read: Joy Reid Sued for Defamation by Trump Supporter Falsely Accused of Using Racial SlursIn it, Jacobs wrote, “We hold (for the first time) that California’s anti-SLAPP statute is inapplicable in federal court because it conflicts with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12 and 56.

We also vacate the dismissal of the defamation claim under Rule 12(b)(6). As to one of the statements at issue, the court erroneously deemed La Liberte to be a limited purpose public figure (and accordingly dismissed for failure to plead actual malice); as to the other, the court mischaracterized it as nonactionable opinion.

We affirm the district court’s conclusion that Reid does not qualify for immunity under section 230 of the Communications Decency.

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