malicious-speech

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-295 WG/Welch Mechanical Contractors, LLC v. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation Workers, Local Union 100 - Sheet Metal Division, et al. Fourth Circuit 2025-09-15 Denied Response Waived civil-procedure defamation first-amendment malicious-speech pleading-standard subjective-intent Whether the plaintiff of a malicious defamation claim must plead facts that directly reveal a defendant's subjective state of mind, or whether the ple…