Supreme Court turns away Alan Dershowitz's defamation case against CNN
The Supreme Court has declined to hear Alan Dershowitz's appeal in a defamation lawsuit against CNN, leaving a landmark journalist protection ruling intact.
📍 The outcome
The Supreme Court declined to hear Alan Dershowitz's appeal in his defamation case against CNN, denying his bid to revive the lawsuit. This decision allowed a landmark journalist protection to stand, though Justices Thomas and Gorsuch stated the Court should revisit the landmark libel ruling.
Epilogue added 47d ago, after coverage quieted.
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What happened
The Supreme Court has rejected Alan Dershowitz's bid to revive a defamation case against CNN. The lawsuit, which sought $300 million, will not be heard by the high court, meaning a landmark journalist protection ruling remains in place.
Coverage from the Guardian, Bloomberg, CBS News, NBC News, and others emphasizes the court's refusal to hear the appeal. Meanwhile, USA Today notes that the decision allows existing journalist protections to stand.
Future attention may focus on the views of Justices Thomas and Gorsuch, who according to The Hill and Fox News believe the Court should revisit the landmark libel ruling.
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Who reported it (8)
- Supreme Court declines to hear Alan Dershowitz case against CNN WSET · 49d ago
- Supreme Court lets landmark journalist protection stand USA Today · 49d ago
- Thomas, Gorsuch say Supreme Court should revisit landmark libel ruling The Hill · 49d ago
- Supreme court denies Alan Dershowitz bid to revive $300m lawsuit against CNN The Guardian · 49d ago
- Dershowitz Rejected by Supreme Court on CNN Defamation Suit Bloomberg.com · 49d ago
- Supreme Court turns away Alan Dershowitz's defamation case against CNN CBS News · 49d ago
- Thomas, Gorsuch target landmark ruling Trump says protects the 'fake news' Fox News · 49d ago
- Supreme Court declines to hear Alan Dershowitz appeal in defamation case NBC News · 49d ago broke it first
Questions people are asking
What was the amount sought in Alan Dershowitz's lawsuit?
According to The Guardian, the lawsuit was for $300 million.
Which justices expressed a desire to revisit the libel ruling?
The Hill and Fox News report that Justices Thomas and Gorsuch said the Supreme Court should revisit the landmark ruling.
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision?
The Court declined to hear the appeal, leaving the landmark journalist protection stand.
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