Ghafur v. Bernstein
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAY, P. J. —
Plaintiff and appellant Khadija A. Ghafur sued defendants and respondents the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith (ADL), ADL’s Regional Director, Jonathan Bernstein, and ADL’s Regional Board Chair, Gil Serota, for libel for statements in a letter from Bernstein and Serota on behalf of the ADL to former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin urging an investigation into plaintiff’s links to an Islamic terrorist organization, and a suspension of public funding for the charter school system plaintiff managed. This is an appeal from an order granting…
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