December 17, 2018 8:05am PT by Eriq Gardner
CNN Legal Setback Points to Tougher Times Ahead for Media Companies
In a defamation case, the Eleventh Circuit rejects how CNN and other media companies demanded the special-dismissal provision of Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute.
CNN may still be enjoying its courtroom victory last month saving White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass, but as far as the First Amendment goes, the television news network better be ready to play some defense. That's because on Friday, CNN suffered a bruising loss in an important appeal that will at the very least make it easier to sue the media in federal court in a handful of states including Georgia, where CNN is headquartered.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/cnn-legal-setback-points-tougher-times-media-companies-1169938
