Supreme Court Declines Clemens Appeal
Clemens and his attorneys suffered another loss, as the United States Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal of the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Brian McNamee. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had dismissed all claims against McNamee, because the allegedly defamatory statements were made in New York, and Texas courts had no jurisdiction over McNamee in connection with those alleged statements. The United States Supreme Court simply declined to hear the matter, effectively ending Clemens' case against McNamee. Clemens could have filed suit in New York, but the statute of limitations would now preclude him from doing so.
McNamee does have a defamation case pending against Clemens in a New York federal court, although some (but not all) of McNamee's claims were dismissed in February.
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