It was an uncomfortable moment. Taylor [State Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison)] went on to call out Horowitz and ALEC in a column for the Center for Media and Democracy.
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Taylor hired attorney Lester Pines to defend her against the threat. In an Aug. 31 letter, Pines wrote: “Were your client to bring a suit for defamation against Rep. Taylor or [the Center for Media and Democracy], it would be dismissed as frivolous and they would seek attorneys’ fees and expenses, and other sanctions.”