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GRETNA, La. — An appeals court in Louisiana reversed the trial court’s denial of Loyola University New Orleans’ motion to strike a professor’s defamation lawsuit against the university after the student newspaper published a series of articles, editorials and letters alleging racism on the professor’s part. The publications are protected by the university’s speech rights and the professor does not challenge the statements’ truthfulness.
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