A federal judge has ruled that MSNBC pundit’s tweet accusing a lawyer of coaching a January 6 hearing witness to lie did not meet the legal standard for defamation. The decision comes in a case where the lawyer had sued over the claim, arguing it was false and harmful to his professional reputation. The ruling highlights the legal challenges in proving negligence in public statements made about legal proceedings. Legal experts will be watching how this sets a precedent for future cases involving media commentary on high-profile events.

From today's decision by Judge Loren AliKhan (D.D.C.) in Passantino v. Weissmann (for an earlier decision in the case, see… The post MSNBC Pundit's Tweet Accusing Lawyer of "Coach[ing]" Jan. 6 Hearing Witness "to Lie" Wasn't Negligent appeared first on Reason Magazine.