Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s ‘meritless’ case against CNN
Federal appeals judges ruled Trump’s defamation suit failed because the term 'Big Lie' is subjective and not a false statement of fact.
- A US federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of Donald Trump's $475 million lawsuit against CNN for calling his claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen the 'Big Lie.'
- The court ruled that CNN's statements were opinions, not factually false statements, and therefore not actionable for defamation.
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Trump-Nominated Judges Affirm Dismissal of His CNN Lawsuit
Appeals Court Shuts Down Trump’s $475 Million ‘Big Lie’ Lawsuit Against CNN
A federal appeals court has delivered a decisive setback to President Donald Trump, rejecting his bid to revive a defamation lawsuit against CNN over the network’s use of the phrase “Big Lie” to describe his false claims of election fraud in 2020.
Appeals Court Sides With CNN Over Trump
A panel of appeals court judges on Nov. 18 upheld a ruling against President Donald Trump in a case he brought against CNN. Trump did not adequately show that CNN defamed him when it reported that he promoted what it described as the “Big Lie” when challenging results from the 2020 presidential election, judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit concluded. Trump said that the phrase was intended to link him to Adolf Hitler and…
Trump-appointed judges toss his 'meritless' defamation case against CNN
An appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss President Donald Trump's years-old $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, deeming it "unpersuasive" and "meritless," reports The New Republic.Trump sued the cable news network in 2022, for using the term “the Big Lie” in its coverage...
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