Election disinformation undermines our nation’s capacity for genuine self-government,” Mr. Blankenship stated in his petition, filed in May with the high court.
Supreme Court rejects libel standards case brought by convicted former energy CEO
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He says Supreme Court precedent, the 1964 case of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, gives the media the license to defame and damage reputations, which can affect public discourse and elections.
Don Blankenship asks Supreme Court to revisit libel standards for media
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