Supreme Court Rejects Roy Moore’s Push to Restore $8.2M Defamation Verdict Awarded to Him
The justices left in place a lower court ruling that found Moore liable for defaming a former aide and awarded her $8.2 million.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore's appeal to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict stemming from a 2017 Senate race ad funded by Senate Majority PAC.
- After losing his 2017 Senate race amid misconduct allegations, Moore filed a defamation lawsuit against Senate Majority PAC, claiming the ad falsely implied he solicited sex from young girls at a shopping mall.
- A federal jury awarded Moore $8.2 million in 2022, but the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the verdict after finding Moore failed to prove the organization acted with malice, the legal standard required for public figures.
- Senate Majority PAC secured a legal victory as the Supreme Court declined to hear Moore's appeal, affirming the appellate court's decision months after rejecting his emergency June request to halt the ruling.
- Leigh Corfman and other women had accused Moore of misconduct, including Corfman's account that Moore inappropriately touched her in 1979 when she was 14 and he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney.
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Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict awarded to him
By KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the large verdict. The outcome keeps in place the decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that erased a jury’s decision that Moore had been d…
Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore’s push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict awarded to him – WTOP News
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the large verdict. The outcome keeps in place the...
Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2M defamatio
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. Justices declined to hear
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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to him over a 2017 Senate ad. Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the verdict. The…
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