Retaliatory Defamation Suits: The Legal Silencing of the #MeToo Movement

Comment by Chelsey N. Whynot

Chelsey N. Whynot’s comment explores the wave of retaliatory defamation suits that followed the #MeToo movement and the chilling effect that these lawsuits have on the First Amendment rights of people who are victim of sexual misconduct.


About the Author

Chelsey N. Whynot. J.D. candidate 2020, Tulane University Law School; B.S. 2017, Bentley University.

Citation

94 Tul. L. Rev. Online 1 (2020)