Holding CNN Accountable at the U.S. Supreme Court

The ACLJ filed a landmark case against CNN at the U.S. Supreme Court after the news agency defamed Harvard Law School professor emeritus and famed constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz's arguments against the impeachment of President Trump. We have filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court on behalf of Professor Dershowitz in his critical defamation case against CNN.

 

This case presents the Court with an opportunity to reconsider whether the actual malice standard established in New York Times v. Sullivan remains consistent with the First Amendment's original meaning and whether it adequately protects individuals' reputational interests while preserving robust public debate.

 

When mainstream media outlets can falsely vilify, smear, and attack public figures with impunity, there is a fundamental problem in the law. This case represents far more than one man's fight to clear his name – it's a battle for truth, constitutional fidelity, and the fundamental right to seek justice when wronged.