Deupree v. Iliff

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

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This case arises from a controversy about the sex education unit of a family relations course taught to seniors at an Independence, Missouri, public high school. Linda Deupree, the teacher of the course, sued Christopher C. Iliff for libel, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false light invasion of privacy. Deu-pree’s suit is based on a statement Iliff made when he was a guest on a call-in radio program dealing with the controversy-

Before trial, the district court granted partial summary judgment against Deu-pree on her libel and slander claims,…