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Breitbart colleague asks court to toss out Sherrod lawsuit, case tests bloggers' speech rights

by: MARY CLARE JALONICK , Associated Press

Updated: March 15, 2013 - 4:06 PM

WASHINGTON - A colleague of the late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart is asking a federal court of appeals to throw out a defamation case brought against him by former government employee Shirley Sherrod, saying the lawsuit violates the blogger's right to freedom of speech.

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Breitbart colleague asks court to toss out Sherrod lawsuit, case tests bloggers' speech rights

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