We have a MAJOR DEVELOPMENT in our landmark case against CNN at the United States Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has just ordered CNN to file a formal response to our petition – the petition we filed to hold CNN and the mainstream media accountable for spreading falsehoods during President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, when they twisted and manipulated what a member of the president’s legal team actually argued. I know because I was there on the floor of the Senate when it happened.
When we filed our petition for writ of certiorari in this critical defamation case, CNN appeared to think it could simply ignore it. That’s a common tactic. If a party believes the Court isn’t likely to take a case, they can waive their response and hope the Justices quietly deny review.
That’s exactly what CNN tried to do.
Their strategy seemed simple: Don’t engage. Don’t draw attention to it. Let it die quietly.
But the Supreme Court didn’t let that happen. Instead, the Court stepped in and ordered CNN to respond – in writing.
That matters.
It doesn’t guarantee the Court will ultimately take the case. But it does signal that at least some of the Justices believe this issue deserves serious consideration.
And it should.
Hellbound and Down 