Colo. Judge Won't Toss Trans Pilot's Defamation Claim

By Zach Dupont ( September 17, 2025, 10:32 PM EDT) -- A Colorado federal judge Wednesday opted to not throw out the complaint of a transgender Army National Guard pilot who accused a conservative social media influencer of defamation when he claimed to his followers that she was the pilot who caused the deadly collision over the Potomac River that killed 67 people earlier this year, and that she did it as an intentional terrorist attack....

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