QUESTION: I am taking a person to small claims court for defamation. She has made some very serious and provably false claims about my conduct as the immediate past treasurer of a small political club (less than 200 members). One of her buddies, who also happens to be a local (estate planning) attorney, has trumpeted her likely defense strategy in an email to me and others. He made reference to "malice," "innocent communication" (by which I think he actually meant "innocent misrepresentation"), and "the public interest," all of which suggests.

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