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Podcast: Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
Episode: Defamation Stations!
Description: It wasnât a great week for speaking truth to power. ABCâs decision to settle Donald Trumpâs defamation lawsuit to the tune of $16 million at the behest of parent company Disney sent shockwaves through newsrooms around the country. Coupled with Trumpâs lawsuits pending against publishers, journalism prize organizations, CBS, and this weekâs news that the President-elect is suing an Iowa pollster and the newspaper that published her poll for âelection interferenceâ, rising fears about the freedom of the press are pretty understandable. On this weekâs Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by storied media columnist Margaret Sulliva...