Supreme Court won’t revive Alan Dershowitz’s $300 million suit against CNN
Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch said they would have heard the case as Dershowitz argued CNN misrepresented his impeachment remarks.
- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Alan Dershowitz's appeal to revive his $300 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, effectively ending his legal challenge over the network's 2020 impeachment trial coverage.
- Dershowitz alleged that CNN distorted his remarks on presidential "quid pro quo" during Trump's trial; lower courts dismissed the suit, finding he failed to prove "actual malice" under New York Times v. Sullivan.
- In his petition, Dershowitz urged justices to modify the 1964 decision, calling it an "impregnable fortress" that shields media irresponsibility while denying public figures legal remedies for egregious misrepresentations.
- Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the decision, signaling they would have taken the case to reexamine legal standards for public figure defamation claims in the modern media environment.
- CNN successfully argued that Sullivan remains a "cornerstone of modern constitutional law," and the Supreme Court's refusal leaves intact the lower court rulings favoring the network.
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Supreme Court won't revive lawyer Alan Dershowitz's case against CNN
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear prominent lawyer Alan Dershowitz’s bid to revive his defamation lawsuit against CNN over the network’s coverage of his remarks defending Donald Trump during the president’s first Senate impeachment trial in 2020.
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