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Friday, May 8, 2026

Opinion | Are right-wing justices really sure they want to revisit defamation law? - The Washington Post

In its war against mainstream media, the MAGA crowd has for years made noises about undoing the First Amendment protections established by the Supreme Court nearly 60 years ago for defendants in defamation lawsuits. Former president Donald Trump spoke about the need for “rewriting” defamation laws. His partisan allies on the Supreme Court, Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil M. Gorsuch, agreed.

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