CNN defamation trial goes to the jury after powerful closing …
22 hours ago · Lawyers delivered powerful closing arguments on Thursday as U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young’s high-profile defamation trial against CNN heads to the jury. Young alleges CNN smeared him in a ...
CNN defamation trial: Jury remains undecided as deliberation …
15 hours ago · CNN DEFAMATION TRIAL: EDITOR WHO SAID STORY WAS ‘FULL OF HOLES LIKE SWISS CHEESE’ GRILLED ON WITNESS STAND. The segment at the heart of the trial first aired on "The Lead with Jake Tapper."
Defamation case against CNN over Afghan evacuation report …
1 day ago · CNN is being sued for defamation by Zachary Young, a security consultant living in Vienna who has worked for the CIA. Young was included in a report by CNN’s chief security correspondent, Alex ...
CNN defamation trial: Judge scolds CNN’s lead counsel, orders …
2 days ago · Cnn Defamation Trial: Editor Who Said Story Was ‘Full Of Holes Like Swiss Cheese’ Grilled On Witness Stand. U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.
CNN defamation trial comes at a rough time for legacy media — …
Jan 8, 2025 · That didn’t prevent a defamation lawsuit, and the presiding judge, William S. Henry, denied CNN’s request that it be dismissed. CNN, in a statement, said that “when all the facts come to light, we are confident we will have a verdict in our favor.” Axelrod argued on Tuesday that CNN’s reporting was tough, fair and accurate.
Jury Starts Deliberations In Security Contractor's Defamation Case ...
21 hours ago · A Florida jury began deliberations this afternoon in a security consultant’s defamation lawsuit against CNN.. Zachary Young sued the network following a report in 2021 that he sought exorbitant ...
CNN’s Reporting Tactics on Display as Defamation Trial Heads to …
CNN has spent nearly two weeks in court defending itself against defamation allegations by a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan in 2021. The network’s newsgathering ...
Federal Court: CNN Misled Viewers About Alan Dershowitz - Law …
May 25, 2021 · Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz on Tuesday secured a significant procedural victory in federal court against CNN as part of his ongoing defamation lawsuit against the network. CNN’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the $300 million lawsuit for failure to state a claim last November.
CNN faces defamation trial over story on 'black market' rescues …
Jan 5, 2025 · A CNN story about a "black market" for rescuing people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is at the heart of a defamation trial that opens Monday in Florida.
CNN defamation trial: Jurors submit brutal questions on …
1 day ago · PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The jurors in the high-stakes defamation trial against CNN saved some of their toughest questions for the reporter over her aggressive pursuit of U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, the plaintiff in the case.. Young alleges CNN smeared him in a November 2021 report by correspondent Alex Marquardt that first aired on "The Lead with Jake Tapper," suggesting he illegally ...