Prof. Tamara Kay’s legal professionals’ response to the movement to dismiss her libel lawsuit in opposition to the Irish Rover newspaper argued that the articles about her had been unprotected by the First Modification, partly as a result of:
[G]iven that the mission of the Irish Rover is “to articulate and defend the Catholic character of the University,” it appears unbelievable if not unattainable that in publishing the October 12 and March 22 Articles, the Irish Rover and its college advisors and different Notre Dame college had been attempting to advance “the public exchange of ideas” important to a wholesome democracy.
As I discussed in an earlier put up, the trial court docket was unimpressed, and dismissed Prof. Kay’s libel declare.