Port Arthur Independent School District v. Klein [1]

In 2001, the Port Arthur Independent School District sued Philip Klein and his company Klein & Associates Political Relations for defamation after Klein published a post on the South East Texas Political Review [2] blog stating that a "huge fight" had occurred at a prom sponsored by a high school within the district.

The Texas trial court granted summary judgment to Klein and dismissed the case, holding that the First Amendment barred a defamation suit by a government unit.  The Court of Appeals of Texas affirmed, holding that a government unit may not sue for defamation. See Port Arthur Ind. School Dist. v. Klein & Associates Political Relations, 70 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. Ct. App. 2002).