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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Kate Irby

Devin Nunes will get a day in court against Twitter this week. Will the case be dismissed?

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Devin Nunes' lawsuit against social media giant Twitter is scheduled for its first hearing in a Virginia courtroom on Friday, and it might be its last.

Experienced defamation lawyers in Virginia say Nunes, a California Republican, could face trouble keeping the case alive against the San Francisco-based company in their state for two reasons:

It's unclear what specific activity happened in Virginia to warrant consideration of the case there, and Nunes accepted a user agreement that committed him to suing Twitter in California in most circumstances.

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