Roe v. First Capitol News [1]

Republican political consultant Jeff Roe filed a defamation lawsuit against First Capitol News, LLC, and First Capitol Publications and Photography, LLC, after First Capitol published an article [2] on its website [3] characterizing Roe's blogging and political activity as "character assasination."

Roe filed this lawsuit as a third-party claim in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by St. Charles County County Commissioner Joe Brazil. Brazil's lawsuit revolved around a post on Roe's blog, The Source [4], in which he claimed that Brazil had been drinking at the time of an accident that killed one of his classmates in 1982. This post appeared days before the Republican primary for the District 2 Missouri State Senate race, in which Brazil was a candidate and lost. For more information, see our database entry, Brazil v. Roe [5].

UPDATE: On 12/04/2008, Roe dismissed his counterclaims against Brazil and his third party claim against First Capitol News without prejudice.