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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo, a Black Bear eats a Kokanee salmon it caught in the Taylor Creek in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The Nevada Supreme Court says social media comments posted by bear protection activists at Lake Tahoe referring to a longtime state wildlife biologist as a murderer constitute "good faith communications" protected as free speech. The Reno Gazette Journal reports the recent opinion doesn't end a lawsuit that continues in Washoe County District Court. But it settles a key legal question in the dispute between Carl Lackey, a Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist, and Carolyn Stark, who administers a Facebook page that posts criticism of the state’s bear control tactics, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo, a Black Bear eats a Kokanee salmon it caught in the Taylor Creek in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The Nevada Supreme Court says social media comments posted by bear protection activists at Lake Tahoe referring to a longtime state wildlife biologist as a murderer constitute "good faith communications" protected as free speech. The Reno Gazette Journal reports the recent opinion doesn't end a lawsuit that continues in Washoe Count…

March 8, 2020

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Nevada high court defends Tahoe bear activists' free speech
March 8, 2020 11:12 a.m.

Nevada high court defends Tahoe bear activists' free speech

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Social media comments about protecting bears that were posted by Lake Tahoe activists referring to a longtime wildlife biologist as a murderer constitute “good faith communications” protected as free speech, the Nevada Supreme Court says.