The Supreme Court declines to revive Alan Dershowitz's $300M defamation lawsuit against CNN, leaving intact the high bar established in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.Lower courts, including a federal district court and the 11th Circuit, found no evidence that CNN acted with "actual malice" when it aired excerpts of Dershowitz's remarks during Donald Trump's impeachment defense.Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissent and urge the court to reconsider the Sullivan precedent that requires public figures to prove knowing falsity or reckless disregard.CNN says it aired
Alan Dershowitz's full remarks and offered him time to clarify, and the decision preserves press protections while the court also refuses to revive
Donald Trump's appeal of a $5M verdict in
E. Jean Carroll's case.