"Free Speech Wins a Major Victory in New York: VDARE's Libel Case Against the New York Times Thrown Out In a significant ruling for free speech advocates, a New York trial court judge has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by VDARE, a conservative immigration watchdog group, against the New York Times. The case, VDARE Found., Inc. v. N.Y. Times Co., has been making headlines for its potential implications on press freedom and the limits of libel laws. VDARE had accused the New York Times of publishing false and defamatory statements about the group, but the judge has now ruled that the statements in question were protected by the First Amendment. This decision is a major victory for the New York Times and a significant setback for VDARE, which had been seeking millions in damages. The ruling is likely to have far-reaching implications for the way journalists and media outlets cover sensitive topics like immigration policy."
From N.Y. trial court judge Lisa Headley in VDARE Found., Inc. v. N.Y. Times Co., decided July 20: In this… The post VDARE's Libel Case Against N.Y. Times Thrown Out appeared first on Reason.com.
