Jodi A. Smith v. Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics LLC, et al.
Whether the enhanced appellate review reiterated in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is required for First Amendment protection in a defamation case with a private plaintiff and non-media defendant.
Whether it is negligent within the protections of the First and Fourteenth Amendments for a mother to privately share concerns to another mother about pornographic affiliations of a gymnastics facility that advertises false credentials and posts pictures of themselves online at the Playboy mansion.
Whether the First and Fourteenth Amendments require the application of the "different effects" test, as adopted in Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, to a denial of a defamation claim on the basis of substantial truth.
Whether the enhanced appellate review reiterated in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is required for First Amendment protection in a defamation case with a private plaintiff and non-media defendant