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Casino mogul asks US Supreme Court to revisit landmark defamation rule

Steve Wynn has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the actual malice standard established in New York Times Co. V. Sullivan, which protects press freedom in defamation cases involving public figures.
Wynn's defamation lawsuit against The Associated Press was dismissed by the Nevada Supreme Court, which ruled he failed to prove the report was published with actual malice.
Legal experts warn that revisiting the actual malice standard could weaken press protections and impact journalists reporting on public figures.
The Supreme Court has previously declined to reconsider the Sullivan standard, despite interest from Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch.

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The Epoch Times

Casino Magnate Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider Rulings Shielding Journalists

Businessman Steve Wynn is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to roll back protections for journalists in defamation lawsuits. The high court docketed the new petition in Wynn v. The Associated Press (AP), making the petition public on Feb. 4. AP has been directed to file a response with the court by March 6. Defamation is the act of sharing false information about someone that injures his or her reputation. Libel is when the defamation is published, …

14 days ago·New York, United States

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Wonkette

Gazillionaire Idiot Asks Supreme Court To Strike Down Libel Laws So He Can More Easily Sue People

Photo credit: David Baxendale on Flickr via OpenVerseHey, stop us if you’ve heard this one: A gazillionaire real estate mogul who has built hotels and casinos in Las Vegas was accused of sexually harassing and assaulting dozens of women going back to the 1970s. He got mad, not at himself for alleged behavior that made him a walking lawsuit waiting to happen, but at media outlets that had the temerity to report on the allegations. The nerve! Just…

15 days ago·United States

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Daily Kos

GOP goons push to overturn landmark free speech law

Billionaire Republican donor Steve Wynn has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Court against the Associated Press and reporter Regina Garcia Cano in an attempt to overturn the court’s landmark ...

16 days ago·United States

Casino mogul asks US Supreme Court to revisit landmark defamation rule

Court established stringent limit on defamation claims by public figures more than 60 years ago in its New York Times v. Sullivan decision

16 days ago·United States

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

Steve Wynn asks U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider historic press freedom ruling

The former Las Vegas casino executive wants the high court to revisit a 1964 decision set the American standard for libel law and press protections.

16 days ago·Las Vegas, United States

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Nevada Independent

Attorneys for Steve Wynn ask Supreme Court to overturn landmark libel rule - The Nevada Independent

Attorneys for disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn, whose 2018 defamation case against The Associated Press (AP) was rejected last year by the Nevada Supreme Court, have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 60-year-old landmark case that established the actual malice rule in libel law. A UNLV law professor, who reviewed the filing Friday, said the justices could weaken protections surrounding freedom of the press, which were strengthened…

16 days ago

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