Source: The Hill
“The Supreme Court Monday turned away casino mogul Steve Wynn’s bid for the court to consider overturning its 61-year-old precedent that has protected journalists from libel lawsuits. Wynn urged the justices to use his lawsuit against The Associated Press (AP) to revisit the 1964 landmark decision, New York Times v. Sullivan, which requires a showing of ‘actual malice’ for public figures to hold newspapers and journalists liable for defamation, a high legal bar. President Trump has long called for reducing libel protections for the press, and conservative Justice Clarence Thomas has said multiple times the precedent should be overruled. … Wynn brought the question to the Supreme Court after Nevada’s top court rejected Wynn’s 2018 lawsuit against the AP, which concerned a story the wire serve published about two women’s police reports detailing allegations of sexual misconduct against the casino mogul from the 1970s. Wynn has denied the allegations.” (03/24/25)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5210452-supreme-court-steve-wynn-libel