May 2020

Second Circuit to King of Bullshit News: “No Redo on Review: You Lose, Fake News.”

By Katherine Bolger, Rachel Strom and John Browning

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter March 2020

Heavy is the head that wears the crown - and the head of Central European News boss Michael Leidig must weigh a little heavier after the Second Circuit twice declined to revive his defamation lawsuit against BuzzFeed for publishing an article anointing him "King of Bullshit News."

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