The Texas Supreme Court rejected a Dallas magazine’s bid to dismiss a lengthy battle over defamation claims brought by a woman it referred to as a “welfare queen” in a 2013 article.
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Magazine Must Face ‘Welfare Queen’ Libel Claims
by Kenneth Pybus | 03.22.17 | Libel