Mega Edition: The Judge Denies The Tik Tok Tarot Card Readers Motion To Dismiss (8/14/26)
U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco denied Ashley Guillard’s motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit brought by University of Idaho professor Rebecca Scofield, rejecting Guillard’s attempts to argue that the federal court lacked authority to hear the case. Guillard, who represented herself, contended that the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction over her, that Idaho was the wrong venue because she lived in Texas and posted her TikTok videos from there, and that the judge had demonstrated bias against her spiritual and psychic beliefs. The court disagreed…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.