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Candace Owens, et al. v. Lead Stories, LLC, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Delaware, No. 253, 2021 · judgment February 22, 2022

Certiorari denied · October 3, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Should the First Amendment provide a defense to claims of tortious interference and similar torts that happen to involve speech?

  2. May a business enter into a contract with the owner of the marketplace that, at the business’ request, removes competitors from the marketplace?

  3. Does the statement that the plaintiff committed a “hoax” imply false facts sufficient to support a claim for defamation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Todd Vanderveer McMurtry
Hemmer DeFrank Wessels PLLC

For respondent
Kristen M. Fiore
Akerman LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 03 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 13 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
  3. Jun 23 2022
    Brief of respondent Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC d/b/a USA Today in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Jun 07 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Lead Stories, LLC to respond filed.
    Main Document
  5. May 20 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 23, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service