Legal Opinion
Hill v. Stubson
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 2018No. S-17-0234PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice.
[¶1] Plaintiff Cynthia Hill filed a complaint against Defendant Timothy Stubson, asserting claims for defamation per se and injunctive relief after he made statements critical of her performance as Superintendent of Public Instruction. The district court found that Mr. Stubson's statements implicated First Amendment concerns and dismissed Ms. Hill's complaint for failure to allege facts sufficient to support the constitutionally-required showing of actual malice. We affirm the dismissal of Ms. Hill's complaint, though on grounds different from those expressed by the district…
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