June 2021

Utah Court: Calling a Person Racist or Attributing Racist Statements to Him Not Actionable in Defamation

By Victoria R. Luman

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter June 2021

TOPICS : Defamation

In dismissing the claims, the court ruled that characterizing a statement as racist is a non-actionable opinion protected by the First Amendment.

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