Overturning New York Times v. Sullivan would remove a key legal protection for the news media.

President Donald Trump is again attacking the American press – this time not with fiery rally speeches or by calling the media “ the enemy of the people ,” but through the courts.

Since the heat of the November 2024 election, and continuing into July, Trump has filed defamation lawsuits against “60 Minutes” broadcaster CBS News and The Wall Street Journal . He has also sued the Des Moines Register for publishing a poll just before the 2024 election that Trump alleges exaggerated support for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and thus constituted election interference and fraud.

These are in addition to other lawsuits Trump filed against the news media during his first term and during

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