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TAH v. GLOBAL WITNESS PUBLISHING, INC.

No. 19-7132 Consolidated with 19-7133.

991 F.3d 231 (2021)

Christiana TAH and Randolph McClain, Appellants v. GLOBAL WITNESS PUBLISHING, INC. and Global Witness, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 19, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney A. Smolla argued the cause for appellants/cross-appellees. With him on the briefs was Arthur V. Medel , Washington, DC.

Chad R. Bowman argued the cause for appellees/cross-appellants. With him on the briefs were David A. Schulz , Mara J. Gassmann , and Maxwell S. Mishkin , Washington, DC.

Gregory M. Lipper was on the brief for amici curiae Non-Governmental Organizations in support of appellees/cross-appellants.

Bruce D. Brown and Katie Townsend were on the brief for amici curiae Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 26 Media Organizations in support of appellees/cross-appellants.

Opinion dissenting in part filed by Senior Circuit Judge Silberman.

In this defamation action, two former Liberian officials allege that Global Witness, an international human rights organization, published a report falsely implying that they had accepted bribes in connection with the sale of an oil license for an offshore plot owned by Liberia. The district court dismissed the complaint for...

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