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Pro-Abortion Group’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Pro-Life Leader Rejected by Texas Supreme Court

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Pro-Abortion Group’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Pro-Life Leader Rejected by Texas Supreme Court
Mark Lee Dickson, a director with Right to Life East Texas, in front of the Supreme Court building on June 26, 2022. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
2/26/2023|Updated: 2/26/2023
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A pro-life activist and his group can’t be sued for defamation for calling pro-abortion groups “criminal organizations,” the Supreme Court of Texas ruled.

The court ruled (pdf) on Feb. 24 that pro-life activist Mark Lee Dickson need not face defamation claims in lower courts because he was expressing a constitutionally protected opinion.
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