Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation
Sep. 23, 2020
Dershowitz faces some hurdles in defamation case against CNN
From anti-SLAPP issues to providing ‘clear and convincing evidence’ of knowing falsity, the Harvard professor’s defamation case may be a tall order for his attorneys.
Douglas E. Mirell
Partner
Nolan Heimann LLP
16000 Ventura Blvd #1200
Encino , CA 91436
Phone: (818) 564-7991
UC Davis School of Law
Doug's practice focuses on privacy, defamation, publicity rights, copyright, trademark and First Amendment litigation.
On September 15, lawyers for emeritus Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz filed an eight-page, $300-million defamation complaint against Cable News Network in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The gravamen of Dershowitz's complaint is that CNN intentionally and selectively edited a portion of the argument presented by him during his January 29 defense of President Donald Trump before the U.S. Senate to make it appear that Dershowit...
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