COURT: Beetleboob Must Face Defamation Lawsuit

Law & Crime reports:

Citing the First Amendment right to “engage in political speech,” a judge has ruled that Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado cannot dodge a defamation lawsuit filed against her by political activists critical of her during her 2022 reelection run.

The 55-page ruling handed down by U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathryn Starnella on June 9 breathed new life into a civil case first brought against the lawmaker by plaintiffs David Wheeler, a political activist, and the political action committee he co-founded, American Muckrakers PAC.

The PAC tried to throw cold water on Boebert’s reelection bid in 2022 when it published a series of claims about her that seemingly ran contrary to the conservative political stance she takes publicly.

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