Source: USA Today
“The Supreme Court on June 29 declined to revisit a landmark decision about press freedom that limited when a public figure can sue for libel or defamation. Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School who alleges he was defamed by CNN when he was defending President Donald Trump from impeachment, unsuccessfully asked the court to consider overturning or modifying that 1964 decision. In New York Times v. Sullivan, the court ruled that the newspaper couldn’t be sued for damages unless the journalists knew they were printing false information about a public official or were reckless about not checking it.” (06/29/26)