Lawsuit against Koch Industries press release parody dismissed

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Source: Raw Story
By Eric W. Dolan

lawsuit against a group of anonymous environmentalists who created a satirical press release claiming that Koch Industries would help fight climate change was dismissed Monday by U.S. District Court Judge Dale A. Kimball.

The anonymous environmentalists known as Youth for Climate Truth were defended by the Public Citizen Litigation Group, who said subpoenas associated with the lawsuit violated the First Amendment rights to anonymous speech.

"We're gratified that the court affirmed our clients' First Amendment right to engage in anonymous political speech and rejected Koch's baseless legal theories," said Deepak Gupta, one of the Public Citizen attorneys defending the activists. "This lawsuit was nothing but a well-financed attempt by Koch to bully its political opponents into submission. The court was right to stop this lawsuit in its tracks."

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/09/lawsuit-against-koch-industries-press-release-parody-dismissed/