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Yale law students Sue over Internet slurs.

Women in Higher Education

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Two female Yale law students have identified a defendant in their federal lawsuit alleging defamation and harassment over the Internet.

Through subpoenas to Internet service providers, the women finally learned the identities of people who allegedly posted anonymous, defamatory comments about them, according to court papers. The women have learned the identities of several defendants, but at this point have only named one. Most of them are law students intent on discrediting their competition.

The women claim that Mathew Ryan, a University of Texas student, made sexually charged slurs at them on the Web site AutoAdmit, a discussion board about law schools and colleges with up to a million visits ...

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