But Selna accepted Monex's argument that the Gilliams were engaged not in protected activities but in unprotected attempted extortion.
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The statements "are not protected by the First Amendment irrespective of whether they are true or false, " Selna wrote in an earlier ruling.
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Monex lawyers immediately filed a new pleading claiming Selna had made a "clerical mistake" by omitting the prohibitions and asking that they be reinstated.