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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-1497

JUSTIN E. FAIRFAX,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO,

Defendant - Appellee,

and

WNYC,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Anthony John Trenga, Senior District Judge. (1:22-cv-00895-AJT-IDD)

Submitted: June 27, 2024 Decided: August 26, 2024

Before QUATTLEBAUM and RUSHING, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

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Justin E. Fairfax, Appellant Pro Se. Andrew M. Levine, New York, New York, Jonathan R. Tuttle, DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Justin E. Fairfax appeals the district court’s order granting New York Public Radio’s

motions to dismiss Fairfax’s state law claims for defamation and intentional infliction of

emotional distress and for attorneys’ fees and costs under Virginia’s anti-SLAPP statute,

. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. Fairfax v. N.Y. Pub. Radio, No. 1:22-cv-

00895-AJT-IDD (E.D. Va. Apr. 4, 2023). We dispense with oral argument because the

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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