TownHall.com columnist Jackie Gingrich Cushman writes about a case in which a libel defendant represented by Cynthia Counts recovered a $545,000 settlement after an appeals court allowed her case that the libel claims against her were frivolous to proceed.

The full article is available at http://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2009/03/15/free_speech,_fewer_lawsuits_-_a_fight_worth_fighting/page/full/