August 2022

New York Times Prevails in Two Related Defamation Lawsuits

Brings Stand-Alone Anti-SLAPP Suit to Recover Fees

By Dave Heller

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter July-August 2022

The state court found that terms such as "racist" and "white nationalist" are non-actionable opinion and that, even if actionable, plaintiff had failed to show any evidence of actual malice.

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