Virginia Republican Files Defamation Suit Over Anonymous Text Calling Him Gay
The candidate for lieutenant governor claims the label “gay” is defamatory but court precedent has long protected anonymous critiques of politicians. Virginia Delegate Glenn Davis is asking a court to unmask the sender of an anonymous text message that called him gay. (Facebook image via Courthouse News) NORFOLK, Va. (CN) — A candidate for the Republican nomination in Virginia’s lieutenant governor race has asked a state judge to unmask whoever anonymously sent an unsigned text message to registered voters calling him gay. In a lawsuit filed in Norfolk Circuit Court Tuesday, Repub...
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