The case of self-proclaimed "investigative blogger" Crystal Cox took another turn as the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded the case against her. The decision gives greater First Amendment protection to bloggers than the stingy view taken by the District Court. However, it also recognizes that trustees are not public figures entitled to less deferential review. The case is Cox v. Obsidian Finance Group, No. 12-35238 (9th Cir.
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