CNN, North Carolina and Defamation Lawsuit

CNN Wants the North Carolina Lieutenant Governor's Defamation Lawsuit Against It Thrown Out
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — CNN wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson that attacks its report that he made explicit posts on a pornography website’s message board. The network says Robinson presented no evidence that the network believed its story was false or aired it recklessly.
Correction: Election 2024-North Carolina-Governor story
In a story published Sep. 19, 2024, about a CNN report on North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, The Associated Press erroneously reported which of his social media accounts CNN cited in a comparison to language in messages from a pornographic website message board.
CNN wants Mark Robinson's defamation lawsuit against it thrown out
CNN wants a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson that attacks its report that he made explicit posts on a pornography website's message board.
CNN seeks dismissal of Mark Robinson defamation suit after federal court transfer
The media giant filed its motion on November 21, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
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The cable network also claims the lawsuit “fails to plausibly allege a claim for defamation.” CNN filed its formal 20-page dismissal request Thursday in federal court in the Eastern District of N.C. — a week after calling the complaint “meritless.
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