US EditionJudge dismisses former Mississippi governor's defamation lawsuit against news outlet
- Judge Bradley Mills dismissed former Governor Phil Bryant's 2023 defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today on Friday.
- Bryant claimed Mississippi Today defamed him through reporting on misspent $77 million in welfare funds.
- Mississippi Today won a Pulitzer Prize for Anna Wolfe's series, 'The Backchannel,' which exposed the welfare scandal.
- Mississippi Today stated they vigorously defended their reporting for 22 months; Bryant's attorney said, "This matter is far from over."
- The Committee to Protect Journalists praised the dismissal, hoping it deters intimidation tactics against news outlets.
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Judge dismisses former Mississippi governor's defamation lawsuit against news outlet
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant that claimed a local news outlet defamed him in public comments about its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on the misspending of $77 million in federal welfare funds.The one-page ruling Friday by Madison County Circuit Court Judge Bradley Mills sided with lawyers for Mississippi Today, who had argued that the news outlet engaged in constitutionally protected speech. “For the …
Judge dismisses former Mississippi governor’s defamation lawsuit against news outlet - WXXV News 25
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant that claimed a local news outlet defamed him in public comments about its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on the misspending of $77 million in federal welfare funds. The one-page ruling Friday by Madison County Circuit Court Judge Bradley Mills sided with lawyers for Mississippi Today, who had argued that the news outlet engaged in constitutionally prot…
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