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TURKISH COALITION OF AMERICA, INC. v. BRUININKS

No. 11-1952.

678 F.3d 617 (2012)

TURKISH COALITION OF AMERICA, INC.; Sinan Cingilli, Appellants, v. Robert BRUININKS, in his individual capacity; Bruno Chaouat, in his individual capacity; University of Minnesota, Appellees. The Rutherford Institute, Amicus on behalf of Appellants, Carol L. Chomsky; Jennifer Green; Robert A. Stein, Dean; David Samuel Weissbrodt, Professors Concerned for Academic Freedom, Amici on behalf of Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 3, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Fein , argued, Washington, DC, David Saltzman , Washington, DC, and Larry A. Frost , Bloomington, MN, on the brief, for appellants.

Brent P. Benrud , argued, Mark B. Rotenberg , on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellees.

John W. Whitehead , Douglas R. McKusick , Charlottesville, VA, on the amicus brief of The Rutherford Institute.

David S. Weissbrodt , Minneapolis, MN, on the amicus brief of Carol L. Chomsky , Jennifer Green and Robert A. Stein .

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Sinan Cingilli, a student at the University of Minnesota, and Turkish Coalition of America, Inc. ("TCA"), a non-profit corporation that provides information about the nation of Turkey and Turkish-Americans, appeal the district court's dismissal of their respective First Amendment claims and TCA's state-law defamation claim for failure to state a claim. We affirm with respect to TCA's First Amendment and defamation claims. With respect to Cingilli...

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