A Baltimore County judge has dismissed five Republican lawmakers from a defamation lawsuit that a teacher filed against them but ruled that several of her claims against a conservative activist can move forward.

Alexa Sciuto, an LGBTQIA+ advocate and comedian who’s active on TikTok, went viral in 2024 for an exchange at a parental rights’ event.

She’s suing over various statements about her that she argues are false and defamatory.

Sciuto, 30, of Baltimore, filed the lawsuit in 2025 in Baltimore County Circuit Court against the five Republican delegates; Kit Hart, chair of the Carroll County chapter of Moms for Liberty; Jan Greenhawk, editor-in-chief of the Easton Gazette and chair of the Talbot County chapter of Moms for Liberty; and Chaya Raichik, founder of the far-right Libs of TikTok social media accounts.

In an 18-page opinion on Friday, Circuit Judge Ralph L. Sapia wrote that Sciuto could not sue the lawmakers because she failed to provide proper notice to the state.

But Sapia ruled that Sciuto could continue to pursue claims of defamation, false light and civil conspiracy against Hart related to four out of 10 statements cited in the lawsuit.

Greenhawk and Raichik also remain as defendants in the case.

“After years of repeated accusations that I indoctrinate children, amplified to an audience of millions, my life and my career as a teacher are forever impacted,” Sciuto said in a statement. “Whether those accusations were true didn’t matter. The unfounded attacks against my character continued.”

“When I contemplated suing for defamation, people told me it would get thrown out — it’s opinion,” she added. “But, it didn’t.”

Nick McDaniels, Sciuto’s attorney and fellow teacher at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in Baltimore, said they’re encouraged by the judge’s “careful and thorough decision.”

McDaniels said he’s “inspired by my client’s courage and resolve.”

“It would have been very easy for a talented classroom teacher who drew the ire of elected officials and social media influencers with fringe political views to accept their persistent attacks,” McDaniels said in a statement. “Instead, we are excited to fight alongside her to hold reckless keyboard warriors accountable for the harm they cause.”

On June 3, 2024, Sciuto protested outside of the Sheraton Hotel in Towson, which was hosting a parents’ rights event called the Parental Power Summit. Hart was one of the speakers.

During a Q&A session, Sciuto asked the panelists, “What does woke mean?” She asked because the lawsuit noted that Moms for Liberty had distributed folders at the event with stickers that read, “Stop woke indoctrination.”

Sciuto posted a clip on TikTok, which on her account has received more than 666,000 views.

On a post on X, Hart wrote, “Hey, haters! Thanks for all of the comments! You’re really boosting my exposure so I appreciate you!” Sciuto then quote-tweeted Hart and responded, “Officer I swear I didn’t mean to murder her.”

She later clarified her remark was rhetorical and added that she would never harm anyone.

Dels. Kathy Szeliga, Ryan Nawrocki, Robin Grammer Jr. and Lauren Arikan wrote a letter to Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers that accused Sciuto of making a death threat and called for her immediate termination.

“This is dangerous and abhorrent behavior by a Baltimore County teacher,” the letter stated. “We are also deeply concerned about her influence on students in Baltimore County in light of the unstable behavior demonstrated here.”

Two of the delegates — Szeliga and Arikan — also posted the letter on social media.

Baltimore County Public Schools then ordered Sciuto, an alumna of Perry Hall High School, to indefinitely remain off its property, according to the lawsuit. By that time, Sciuto had already accepted a position in Baltimore City Public Schools as a Spanish teacher.

Libs of TikTok circulated the letter, the lawsuit states, and Greenhawk published an article in the Easton Gazette that falsely claimed that Sciuto was asked to resign. The story also described her as a “poisonous individual.”

Hart posted on a Facebook group for Moms of Liberty in Frederick County that Sciuto made death threats against her and was forced to resign.

The lawsuit alleges that Hart continued to spread that false claim even after Sciuto told her that she had not been fired.

Meanwhile, Del. Mark Fisher, a Republican from Calvert County, told FOX45, “Alexa has been stalking the Freedom Caucus for some time, and I don’t use that word lightly. But she has indeed done so. She, I guess, is enamored with us in many different ways.”

Szeliga, Nawrocki, Grammer and Arikan could not be reached for comment.

In a statement, Fisher wrote, “84% of Baltimore City 8th graders are illiterate. Ms. Sciuto should file a class action lawsuit against Baltimore City.”

In fact, 31% percent of eighth graders in the city passed the state’s standardized English test in 2025. That’s compared to 48% statewide.

During a motions hearing in March, Assistant Attorneys General Natalie Bilbrough and Jeffrey Luoma argued that the delegates were doing their jobs and informing constituents about concerns with a teacher.

Bilbrough and Luoma said the lawsuit should be thrown out on multiple grounds.

Meanwhile, Hart’s attorney, F. J. Collins, contended that none of the statements his client made were defamatory.

The First Amendment, he said, protects opinions.

“Ms. Sciuto is trying to shut Mrs. Hart up,” Collins said. “What they are trying to do is the heckler’s veto.”

But Sapia ruled that a judge or jury could decide whether to find Hart liable for some of her comments.