Appeals court voids Roy Moore defamation verdict over 2017 PAC ad
TL;DR
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict Roy Moore won against Senate Majority PAC over a 2017 political ad, vacating the verdict and ordering summary judgment in PAC's favor after finding the evidence failed to prove actual malice.
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