CNN Reliable Sources With Brian Stelter January 23, 2022 16:16:00
The court set a legal standard that makes it very hard for public figures to sue for defamation and win. if you are a politician or celebrity and you feel wronged by a news outlet, you have to prove they said something false and you have to prove that they had, quote, actual malice. meaning that they did it on purpose or that they recklessly disregarded the truth. that's a high bar. some conservatives think the bar is set too high and they've been trying to chip away at it, trying to get it lowered. that's the context for this new case. sarah palin versus "the new york times." it's a doozy of ...