MAETHNER v. SOMEPLACE SAFE, INC.

A17-0998.

929 N.W.2d 868 (2019)

Kurt A. MAETHNER, Respondent, v. SOMEPLACE SAFE, INC., Appellant, Jacquelyn Jorud, f/k/a Jacquelyn Hanson Maethner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: June 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall H. Tanick , Teresa J. Ayling , Meyer Njus Tanick, PA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent.

Margaret A. Skelton , Christian R. Shafer , Timothy A. Sullivan , Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant Someplace Safe, Inc.

Michael J. Morley , Morley Law Firm, Ltd., Grand Forks, North Dakota; and John J. Bursch , Bursch Law PLLC, Caledonia, Michigan, for appellant Jacquelyn Jorud.

Daniel J. Cragg , Eckland & Blando LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.

Lindsay Brice , Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Elizabeth Richards , Coalition for Battered Women, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women.

Eugene Volokh , UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California; and John Arechigo , Arechigo & Stokka, P.A., Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae Profs. Eugene Volokh, et al.

Amy E. Lauricella , Standpoint, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Lisa C. Stratton , Christy L. Hall , Gender Justice, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Evon M. Spangler , Domestic Abuse Legal Advocacy Center, PSC, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Sarah J. Runchey , Mary Catherine Lauhead , and Michael D. Dittberner , Minnesota State Bar Association Family Law Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Ben M. Henschel , David L. Olson , Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Standpoint, et al.


OPINION

This defamation appeal requires us to strike a delicate balance between the State's interest in providing redress for citizens claiming reputational injury and the free speech protections the First Amendment provides. Respondent Kurt Maethner brought this defamation...

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