Supreme Court declines to hear Alan Dershowitz appeal in defamation case
- WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused to hear famed law professor and attorney Alan Dershowitz’s defamation claim against CNN on Monday, effectively upholding long-standing protections for the news media when reporting on public figures.
- Having lost in lower courts, Dershowitz had asked the justices to revisit the landmark 1964 New York Times v.
- Sullivan ruling, which said there must be evidence of “actual malice” on a news organization’s part in order for a public figure to pursue a defamation claim.
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- WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused to hear famed law professor and attorney Alan Dershowitz’s defamation claim against CNN on Monday, effectively upholding long-standing protections for the news media when reporting on public figures.
- Having lost in lower courts, Dershowitz had asked the justices to revisit the landmark 1964 New York Times v.
- Sullivan ruling, which said there must be evidence of “actual malice” on a news organization’s part in order for a public figure to pursue a defamation claim.
Sources: NBC News