​Big win for free speech in politics and our client!

​Big win for free speech in politics and our client!
James Rea ran for Tulsa County Commissioner. After losing the election, he filed suit against multiple defendants over campaign mailers that opposed him. We defended the case at both the district court and on appeal for our client.
The district court already dismissed part of the case and awarded our client attorney fees against Mr. Rea. The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has now dismissed all remaining claims against our client, holding Mr. Rea to the heightened standard required of a politician.
That standard matters.
If you run for office, you step into the arena. Politics may not be pretty but political speech is protected, and the law requires actual proof of malice before courts get involved.
That didn’t exist here. The Courts protected political speech in Oklahoma.
Result: Case dismissed, Client cleared.
Thank you to our client for trusting us through this process.