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NCAA ref, despised after UK loss, loses suit vs. Kentucky Sports Radio

Cincinnati.com | March 20, 2019

Related Topics: John Higgins, Kentucky, United Kingdom, It, suit, Nebraska, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, First Amendment to the United States Constitution

A judge ruled that the lawsuit filed by official John Higgins will be moved to Kentucky from Nebraska, where the suit was filed. Wochit

Senior U.S. District Judge Joseph Hood granted a motion to dismiss the case on Wednesday, saying KSR's speech was protected under the First Amendment.

The lawsuit was first filed in October 2017 in U.S. District Court in Nebraska and later moved to the Eastern District of Kentucky.

It alleged KSR and its operators Matt Jones and Drew Franklin harmed Higgins' family and his business, Weatherguard, by sharing Higgins' personal and business information online and on radio broadcasts.

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