Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether state courts may, through procedural sanctions, judicially impose liability in defamation cases involving public figures without any showing of fault, falsity, or actual malice; whether nine figure punitive damages based on such sanctions comport with due process; and whether a media defendant can be held liable for acts of unrelated third parties under the First Amendment.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Question not identified.
Docket Entries
2025-07-02
Response of Erica Lafferty, et al. to application submitted.
2025-07-02
Application (25A7) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 5, 2025.
2025-07-02
Response to application for extension of time received.
2025-06-27
Application (25A7) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 7, 2025 to September 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Alexander E. Jones, et al.
Ben C. Broocks — Broocks Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
Erica Lafferty, et al.
Alinor Clemans Sterling — Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, P.C., Respondent