Pro-Abortion Professor Loses Defamation Bid Against Catholic Student Journalists

A University of Notre Dame professor has lost her defamation lawsuit against a group of independent conservative student journalists who reported on her pro-abortion activism at the Catholic institution. The lawsuit was brought in May last year by Tamara Kay, a sociology professor, against The Irish Rover, an independent student newspaper styling itself as “upholding the Catholic character” of the university in South Bend, Indiana. The complaint centered around two Rover articles, which Ms. Kay claimed to contain “defamatory and false statements” about her public promotion of abortion. In one of the two articles, published in October 2022, the Rover noted that a poster on the door of Ms. Kay’s office included a “J” encompassed by a red circle. According to the newspaper, this symbol identifies professors who are willing to help students access abortions....