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trust has just announced that it failed to learn who is responsible for that unprecedented leak of the decision overturning roe v. wade last spring. that dropped opinion would ultimately be the opinion issued by the court in a highly polarizing decision to remove a constitutional right held for 50 years in america. from the "new york times" reporting on this developing story, quote, in a 20-page report, the courts martial said that investigators had conducted 126 formal interviews of e...

Here we are in a full blown trial. what makes this case so different? >> these cases do, laura, usually get dismissed, based on first amendment grounds. i think its been, maybe even 50 years since "the new york times" has gone to trial. and so it really is unusual. there are a couple twists and turns in this case but you are absolutely right that mr. bennett was a very good witness today, very contrite, very straightforward. they made a mistake. and the first amendment protects that. it only imp...

A public figure sues where theres actual malice and theres no way ms. palin is going to prove that. >> on that notion of actual malice, it really makes you assume that the person has a higher standing than say the average person, if youre a public figure, there has to be actual malice shown because the assumption is you have thrust yourself into the public limelight and you dont have the same benefits of the everyday person. in terms of the malice standard, though, might this case present an opp...

Than neutral reporters of the news. and the question is whether actual malice applies to a hot button figure like sarah palin. or, for that a matter, donald trump. are they simply reporting the news, or were they going after sarah palin? both justice the gore such and clarence thomas also in that 2021 decision, and clarence thomas earlier in 2019 said they would like to readdress -- address the question of actual malice. so i think the press really has gotten itself out on thin ice with this sub...

Because the house between text and free speech and it opinions up against that malice standard which is so hard to overcome when youre dealing with the public figure. i want viewers to understand that there is a public figure definition in a limited public figure definition. that is the way that you hear defense will argue. or kyle rittenhouse as plaintiff will argue that he was limited. he did not voluntarily thrust himself into public conversation, it occurred because of national media exposur...

Statements. whenever grassley says its going to make it harder to bring in witnesses in the future, and usually they do have that if they release transcripts over their objection, and in this case the witness himself is asking for the transcript to be made public. how that would affect somebody like jared kushner moving forward, its hard to understand the logic. >> and then any legal grand to stand out here to sue buzzfeed, and does he have a high burden to disprove the claims in the dossier? >>...

Standard. the only difference to the uk laws to here is the defendant in the uk has to prove what is true. more than not, trumps words are held against him. >> what he said about obama spying on him was made up on the spot. you ccan say he is the presiden. when he was a candidate, he was saying this judge is unfair because he is mexican. she is guilty. those can be attacked if you undermine the first amendment. he could be vulnerable as a citizen. >> there are things that candidate trump said th...

Did these things with actual malice and because he and organization are public figures. the judge said, yes, she had actual malice in her heart. >> you know why? what things. she was disgruntled contestant. she didnt make it into preliminary rounds. >> that is the no enough. >> and number two they allowed transgender individuals into the pageant. she had a motivation to say these things with malice in her heart. megyn: they made her be malicious? quickly, jonna. >> she would have to be out and o...