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Roy Moore speaks at a news conference announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Montgomery

Supreme Court Rejects Roy Moore’s Push To Restore $8.2M Defamation Verdict Awarded to Him

The outcome keeps in place the decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that erased a jury’s decision that Moore had been defamed by the ad.

Appeals Court Overturns $8.2 Million Defamation Win for Roy Moore

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Moore failed to prove the organization acted with malice, one of the legal standards for cases involving public figures.