Bill Cosby's lawyers ask judge to toss out defamation suit

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A federal judge should throw out a defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby filed by three women accusing him of decades-old sex crimes because the remarks were personal opinions protected under the U.S. Constitution, his lawyers said Monday.

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