Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal involving a defamation lawsuit against former actor Bill Cosby by an accuser.
The court, which was at full strength Tuesday with the return of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, refused to hear the appeal from Kathrine May McKee. In doing so, it let stand a lower court decision that said she had no legal grounds to file a defamation suit because she's a limited public figure. She said in 2014 Cosby had raped her 30 years earlier. The suit said Cosby attorney Martin Singer repeatedly called her a liar in the press.