(Charlotte) Pritt's political lawsuit against RNC set for trial this week

[Lt. Governor 2B]

http://www.woay.com/news.cfm?showarticle=E864F1D7-E317-4618-94627D8B21CFF767

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - A lawsuit that alleges Republican commercials aired during the 1996 gubernatorial campaign were slanderous and libelous is expected to go to trial this week.

The trial comes nearly nine years after Democratic candidate Charlotte Pritt filed her case.

In preparing the case for trial, Fayette County Circuit Judge Paul Blake ruled with Pritt's lawyers that campaign commercials aired by her Democratic opponents in the 1992 and 1996 primary campaigns would not be viewed by jurors.

[Sydnie]

1. She was a teacher of mine in high school

I love Charlotte! Go Charlotte Go!

She sent me a letter after her defeat that just broke my heart. After I graduated from high school and went on to college, she quit her job teaching and came to the same school tht I attended. We became even better friends in those years.

I have great respect for her as a person, a teacher, and a politician. Thanks for posting this and please keep me posted on what is happening with this, ok?

[fasttense]

2. Very cool, to bad she had to wait so long for her day in court. n/t

[phylny]

3. What a shame that the commercials in question cannot be

viewed by jurors. Why and how did THAT happen?

[Demeter]

4. Nine YEARS!!! Justice Delayed is Justice denied!