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Defamation Action By Muslim Chaplain Against Newspaper Dismissed As Nonactionable "Opinion"
Religion Clause Blog https://www.legal-project.org/1599/defamation-action-by-muslim-chaplain-against Excerpt: In Rashada v. New York Post, (NY Co. Sup. Ct., Aug 11, 2011), a New York trial court dismissed a defamation action (full text of 1/20/2011 complaint) brought by a female teacher at a mosque in Newburgh, New York who is also a chaplain in the New York prison system. Plaintiff, Melody Rashada, sued the New York Post and Patrick Dunleavy over an article by Dunleavy published in the Post in Sept. 2010 titled Converts to Terror: The Prison Chaplain Problem. The article, focusing on four defendants who were on trial on terrorism related charges, asked how the defendants were radicalized to the point that they would consider bombing synagogues in the Bronx and shooting down an aircraft with missiles. Dunleavy's column said said: Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Lawfare in the West receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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