JACKSON, Miss. -- A defamation lawsuit filed by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre against Mississippi Auditor Shad White for his comments on a welfare scandal will move forward after Mississippi's Supreme Court on Thursday denied White's appeal to dismiss the lawsuit.
"The facts of this case have not changed and Auditor White will continue to defend himself from this ridiculous and frivolous lawsuit," White's office said in a statement.
In March, White asked the court to overturn a ruling by Hinds County Circuit Judge Debra Gibbs, who denied White's initial dismissal request.
"The continued litigation of this case not only threatens important First Amendment rights.