U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno ruled on Monday that Cosby could not sue over Constand, her mother, or her attorneys talking to law enforcement, holding that preventing people from giving authorities information regarding alleged criminal activity would go against public policy.
Despite this, Judge Robreno held that Cosby’s other claims were valid and could proceed to trial. Constand argued that she should not be held liable for her tweets because they did not mention Cosby by name. In her Twitter posts, she said, “I won’t go away, there is a lot more I will say,” and, “It’s not that everybody just forgot about it, truth is nobody cared.” Judge Robreno ruled that whether the posts referred to Cosby, and whether they violated her settlement agreement, “are questions to be answered at a later stage.”
Should Cosby prevail in this case, Constand may have to pay back money that she received as part of the settlement agreement.