Public Figure

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Minnesota Court of Appeals <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/publicfigure.pdf"><strong>upheld</strong></a> the dismissal of a former Minnesota Supreme Court candidate’s claim against a man who made statements referring to her arrest on suspicion of drunk driving and her involvement in a high-profile family law case. As a perennial candidate for public office, the plaintiff is a public figure and cannot maintain a defamation-by-implication claim. </span>

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a former Minnesota Supreme Court candidate’s claim against a man who made statements referring to her arrest on suspicion of drunken driving and her involvement in a high-profile family law case. As a perennial candidate for public office, the plaintiff is a public figure and cannot maintain a defamation-by-implication claim.

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