First Amendment Litigator On Trump’s Media Lawsuits

Legal analysis of Trump's defamation lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos.

Episode 178 of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "First Amendment Litigator On Trump’s Media Lawsuits" was published on December 20, 2024 and runs 25 minutes.

December 20, 2024 ·25m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

Legal analysis of Trump's defamation lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos.

Episode Description

Katie Fallow, deputy litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, offers legal analysis of the settlement between ABC and President-elect Trump, after the latter filed a defamation lawsuit against the news outlet and its anchor George Stephanopoulos, and what effect this and other threats and lawsuits by the president elect might have on the media.