Byrge v. Campfield, No. ______ (Tenn. Dist. Ct., Campbell County filed Nov. __, 2008).
Status: Pending.

Defeated State House candidate Roger Byrge sued incumbent state Rep. Stacey Campfield for libel for statements on Campfield’s “Camp4u” blog (lastcar.blogspot.com) that Byrge had been arrested on drug charges. Campfiled initially responded to the suit by claiming that her blog was protected by legislative immunity, but then dropped that defense.

Links and Court Documents:
http://www.whnt.com/Global/story.asp?S=9345694
http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=41013
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090220/NEWS0201/90220017/1003/rss03
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/mar/24/campfield-drops-legislative-privilege-defense-in/?partner=RSS
http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=42221