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Supreme Court Spurns Dershowitz Lawsuit | Charleston News
The Supreme Court declined to hear Alan Dershowitz’s $300 million defamation suit against CNN, leaving a Florida court’s ruling in favor of CNN intact. The case stems from CNN’s coverage of Dershowitz’s role in Trump’s 2020 impeachment defense, where he claimed CNN intentionally misrepresented his arguments. CNN argued the “actual malice” standard protects free speech and democracy, while two justices—Gorsuch and Thomas—disagreed with the majority’s refusal to take the case. The legal battle remains unresolved at the lower court level. Support the show:Get a discount at…
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