Rashad Richey drops lawsuit against Andre Walker

Jun 4

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I received a message from Andre Walker today that Rashad Richey has dropped the lawsuit against him.  Congratulations for Andre and the good guys for winning this one!

Last month I wrote a blog post about Georgia Democratic Party Official Rashad Richey suing blogger Andre Walker for defamation.  Andre Walker is a former democratic official, turned conservative blogger who writes for Georgia Unfiltered.  I wrote that essentially Richey had no case against Walker and that the entire purpose of the case was to intimidate Richey.

The advice I give to anyone in this situation is don’t panic, and Call Me.  Most of the time it is a nothing case, and that the best thing you can do is not be intimidated by meaningless threats.  I applaud Andre for not backing down and defending his first amendment rights.

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About James Skyles

James Skyles is the Owner and Principal Attorney at Skyles Law Group, LLC. He is a 2008 graduate of Ave Maria School of Law, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Prior to graduation from Ave Maria, James earned his bachelors degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. James also holds a Certificate in Advanced European and Global Practice(Summa cum Laude) from Central European University in Budapest Hungary. Prior to founding Skyles Law Group, James was the General Counsel for the Franklin Center for Government Integrity, a nationally recognized pioneer in the field of online journalism. James is licensed attorney in State of Illinois, and is a member of the American Bar Assocation, the Illinois State Bar Association, The Chicago Bar Assocation, the Asian American Bar Association, and the Phi Alpha Delta National Law Fraternity. Aside from his legal work, James also has a passion for Italian gelato, and creates recipes as a hobby. He plans on publishing a book on the history of ice cream.

Posted on June 4, 2012, in Anti-SLAPP, blogging, blogs, defamation, first amendment and tagged , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.

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