Ref Can't Sue Radio Station Over Fans' Threats, 6th Circ. Told

By Mike Curley ( July 16, 2019, 5:23 PM EDT) -- A Kentucky radio station is urging the Sixth Circuit not to revive a suit by an NCAA referee accusing on-air hosts of inciting threats against him for his officiating in a playoff game, saying the broadcasters tried to discourage listeners from going after the ref and that the hosts' speech is protected by the First Amendment. . . .

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