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Court Rejects College Basketball Player's Defamation Suit Against Coach (Stemming from Dispute About Alleged Racism)

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04.12.2024

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Eugene Volokh | 12.4.2024 8:01 AM

From yesterday's N.C. Court of Appeals decision in Fox v. Lenoir-Rhyne Univ., written by Judge Fred Gore and joined by Chief Judge Chris Dillon and Judge Donna Stroud:

Plaintiffs … were recruited to play women's basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne University …. During the height of COVID-19 in the 2020-2021 basketball season, there were racial tensions within the basketball team that caused the coaches and some administrative personnel to hold a meeting with the team. The team agreed to limit their team communication to only basketball-related and team goal-oriented discussions. Plaintiff Fox organized a "Symposium" for the basketball team and other........

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