Lawyers and legal analysts say the timing of Robinson’s lawsuit makes it highly unlikely that the lawsuit will shake loose any new details of CNN’s reporting or of Robinson’s online activities before the Nov. 5 election. The plaintiff in a lawsuit is the one who filed it — in this case, Robinson. On its face, Robinson’s lawsuit doesn’t disprove CNN’s reporting, though Robinson’s legal team described Tuesday’s legal filing as a first step toward holding CNN accountable. The 1991 U.S. Supreme Court case Masson v. New Yorker Magazine protected a reporter who misquoted the plaintiff — but not in a way that changed the meaning of plaintiff’s comments. Other NC defamation suitsRobinson is far from the only North Carolina politician to be involved in a defamation lawsuit, as either a plaintiff or a defendant, in recent years.

Source: CNN October 19, 2024 23:03 UTC