Prof. Tamara Kay, a sociology professor at Notre Dame, sued a student newspaper (The Irish Rover) for libel. Prof. Kay's position was apparently that these statements—in an October article, a March article, and a Tweet regarding the October article—"were not made in good faith and with a reasonable basis in law and fact" (see also the Complaint):
- Keough School Professor Offers Abortion Access to Students
- Abortion assistance offered to students despite IN law, ND policy
- Notre Dame Professors Help Students Obtain Abortions
- Kay used this panel as a platform…complementing her work to bring abortion to Notre Dame students.
- The letter "J" on office doors denotes Notre Dame professors who are willing to help students access abortion.
- Much of Kay's efforts to help students obtain abortion services…
In yesterday's Kay v. Irish Rover Inc., Judge Steven David (St. Joseph County, Indiana) held that the statements were basically accurate, and as a result granted defendant's "anti-SLAPP" motion to dismiss; an excerpt:
