Jury sides with Louisiana Supreme Court justice in rare defamation win for public official
- A jury sided with Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes Monday, finding a local newspaper and two former editors defamed him in a 2019 editorial.
- The Iberville Parish jury awarded Hughes $300,000 for an investigative editorial published in Baton Rouge-based publication, The Advocate, according to New Orleans CBS affiliate, WWL-TV.
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- A jury sided with Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes Monday, finding a local newspaper and two former editors defamed him in a 2019 editorial.
- The Iberville Parish jury awarded Hughes $300,000 for an investigative editorial published in Baton Rouge-based publication, The Advocate, according to New Orleans CBS affiliate, WWL-TV.
Sources: The Hill