define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); ucla bruin – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:51:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Pac-12 M5: 10.19.12 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2012/10/19/pac-12-m5-10-19-12-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/10/19/pac-12-m5-10-19-12-edition/#respond Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:01:36 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=76047

A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought forth by current Los Angeles Laker and former UCLA Bruin, Reeves Nelson, on Thursday. Nelson sued Sports Illustrated and writer George Dohrmann after the story, “Not The UCLA Way” ran last March. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy found that the lawsuit infringed on the right to free speech, not to mention Dohrmann had numerous sources to back up the claims made against Nelson. The story cited accounts from Bruins players and staff members who alleged Nelson urinated on players’ clothes and got into numerous fights with teammates, while also mistreating team managers and walk-ons. Nelson was [...]]]>
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