From Rodriguez v. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, decided Thursday by Chief Judge Murray Snow (D. Ariz.):
This action concerns Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez’s allegations of defamation and trade libel against Taylor & Frances Group, LLC …. Dr. Rodriguez is the Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion, and Community, as well as an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy studies, at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. He researches inclusion and equity in education for “dual language learners, Black, Latino, and Indigenous” families and students. On March 7, 2022, Dr. Rodriguez and two other authors published an article in Educational Studies entitled “Our Separate Struggles Are Really One: Building Coalitions and Solidarity for Social and Racial Justice in Education” …. Educational Studies is an education journal published by Defendant.
Within days of publication, Plaintiff became aware of a…
