Hijab-clad Olympian Must Face Teacher’s Defamation Suit (1)

A national Muslim activist group had defamation claims against it tossed due to a New Jersey court applying high bar for suing over social media posts. But a famous athlete must defend against her former fan whom she criticized on social media.

The Council on American Islamic Relations isn’t liable to Tamar Herman, a New Jersey public school teacher they accused of mistreating a Muslim student by yanking her hijab in class. However, 2016 Olympics team fencing bronze medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad must continue to defend her actions in the litigation.

Even though the incident may have been exaggerated in their ...