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Dershowitz v. Cable News Network, Inc.

  1. April 28, 2023

    Dershowitz Says Court Wrongly Tossed CNN Defamation Suit

    Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz appealed the loss of his $300 million defamation suit against CNN over comments he made during President Donald Trump's 2020 impeachment, saying Friday that he deserves a jury trial and that a Florida federal court misapplied the law in finding that the network's news anchors held no ill will toward him.

  2. April 04, 2023

    CNN Beats Alan Dershowitz's $300M Defamation Suit

    A Florida federal judge handed CNN a win against Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz's $300 million defamation suit that had been slated for a May trial, finding there's no evidence showing CNN acted with reckless disregard for the truth in covering Dershowitz's defense of then-President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.

  3. January 02, 2023

    Trials To Watch In 2023

    The coming year is set to bring trials in high-profile corruption and kickback prosecutions, first bellwethers for two notable multidistrict cases, and an airing of securities fraud claims over Elon Musk's Tesla tweets, among others.

  4. December 16, 2022

    CNN Says Dershowitz Didn't Prove Malice In Defamation Suit

    CNN asked a Florida federal judge on Friday to rule in its favor in a defamation suit filed by Harvard legal scholar Alan Dershowitz stemming from his defense of then-President Donald Trump at his first impeachment trial, saying network commentators' statements about the lawyer during a 2020 broadcast were consistent with and came after what other media outlets reported at the time.

  5. November 21, 2022

    Dershowitz Defamation Suit Against CNN Set For May Trial

    Former Harvard legal scholar Alan Dershowitz's defamation lawsuit against CNN over statements made during the first impeachment of President Donald Trump is set to go to trial in early May, the parties agreed Monday.

  6. October 26, 2022

    CNN Says Defamation Suit Financiers Want To 'Inflict Harm'

    CNN said in Florida federal court on Wednesday that it should be entitled to know who is funding a defamation lawsuit brought by former Harvard legal scholar Alan Dershowitz, arguing that it has reason to believe the suit is intended to "inflict harm" on the cable news company.

  7. July 29, 2022

    Dershowitz May Have To Provide Harvard Emails In CNN Case

    A Florida federal court has weighed in on various discovery matters in Alan Dershowitz's $300 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, finding among other things that the high-profile attorney may have to turn over emails from his Harvard University email address.

  8. December 16, 2021

    Dershowitz Says CNN Motion Will Cause 'Discovery Madness'

    High-profile attorney Alan Dershowitz is urging a Florida federal court to reject CNN's move to compel discovery in his $300 million defamation lawsuit against the network, saying the motion is meant to send the case into "discovery madness."

  9. November 18, 2021

    CNN, Dershowitz Get Evidence Shield With Stern Warning

    A Florida magistrate judge has agreed to shield evidence in a $300 million defamation suit brought against CNN by Alan Dershowitz over coverage of former President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial, siding with the famous lawyer's request that both sides could face sanctions if they go too far.

  10. November 12, 2021

    CNN, Dershowitz Spar Over Shielding Evidence In $300M Suit

    CNN has asked a Florida federal court for an order shielding certain evidence in a $300 million defamation suit Alan Dershowitz brought over coverage of his representation of former President Donald Trump during his first impeachment, but without the threat of certain sanctions provisions it says the famed legal scholar has demanded.

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