CNN Wants North Carolina Lt. Governor’s Defamation Lawsuit Thrown Out

The network says Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson presented no evidence that the network believed its story was false or aired it recklessly.

Judge Sets April Trial Date for Sarah Palin’s Libel Claim Against The New York Times

The lawsuit by the onetime Republican vice presidential candidate and ex-governor of Alaska stemmed from a 2017 Times’ editorial.

Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Libel Lawsuit Against The New York Times

The libel lawsuit by Palin centered on the newspaper’s 2017 editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting, which Palin asserted damaged her reputation and career.

First Amendment Scholar Timothy Zick Dismantles Trump v. CNN Lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump filed a $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN arguing the network has maligned him with “fake news” for the purposes of damaging his political future heading into 2024. First Amendment Watch asked First Amendment scholar Timothy Zick to annotate the 29-page lawsuit for the legal claims it made and the precedents it cited.