Then-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was acting within the scope of her official duties when she allegedly questioned a lawyer's legal abilities...
Lightfoot, who was the mayor of Chicago from 2019 to 2023, is absolutely immune in a defamation lawsuit...
Smyrniotis alleged that Lightfoot defamed him in an obscenity-laced Zoom call when she criticized his handling of litigation over a Christopher Columbus statue.
Lightfoot had ordered the Columbus statue removed from Columbus Plaza in Arrigo Park in July 2020 after it was targeted by protesters.
#defamation-lawsuit #official-duties #mayor-lori-lightfoot #chicago-park-district #christopher-columbus-statue
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