Judge Dismisses Right-Wing Activist Laura Loomer's Defamation Lawsuit Against Bill Maher For Suggesting She Was Having Affair With Trump

Trump Ally Laura Loomer’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Bill Maher and HBO Tossed Out by Judge

A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out prominent Trump ally Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher and HBO, ruling that the “Real Time” host’s joke about her constituted protected speech and not defamation. Maher suggested during his September 13, 2024, broadcast that Loomer, a far-right activist with a direct line to President Donald Trump, “might be” in a sexual relationship with Trump. Read more at CNN

Judge Tosses Laura Loomer's Lawsuit Says Bill Maher Joke Wasn' T Defamation

The lawsuit was always going to revolve around two well-established legal principles: the First Amendment’s protection of speech about public figures and how courts handle satire on cable television. The federal court system has been handling Laura Loomer’s defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher and HBO since 2024, when Maher made a lighthearted suggestion on Real Time regarding Loomer’s relationship with President Trump. Although the judge’s dec…

Judge Dismisses Right-Wing Activist Laura Loomer's Defamation Lawsuit Against Bill Maher For Suggesting She Was Having Affair With Trump

A federal judge in Florida dismissed conservative activist Laura Loomer‘s defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher for insinuating that she was having an affair with President Donald Trump. Loomer has recently been in the news for her fight with former Trump ally, ex-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Georgia). U.S. District Judge James Moody noted in his dismissal that Maher’s suggestion that Loomer was having an affair with Trump was meant to…