Jury Starts Deliberations In Security Contractor’s Defamation Case Against CNN Over Story On Black Market For Afghan Evacuations
A Florida jury began deliberations this afternoon in a security consultant’s defamation lawsuit against CNN. Zachary Young sued the network following a report in 2021 that he sought exorbitant fees to evacuate Afghans in what amounted to a black market in the chaotic U.
Who is Zachary Young? Navy Veteran Involved in CNN Defamation Trial
Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran and former U.S. government operative, is accusing CNN of defamation in a case that is currently on trial in Florida. Defamation trials are rare in the U.S. due to constitutional protections for the press, which make proving libel difficult.
Zachary Young's lawyer asked if CNN thinks "we're all stupid" while addressing jurors during his closing argument.
Judge William Henry forced CNN’s attorney to apologize to the plaintiff in the high-profile defamation trial on Thursday ...
In following the defamation trial against CNN by veteran Zachary Young, we have previously (here, here, and here) marveled at ...
During the network's defamation trial, a lawyer for Zachary Young alleged a CNN editor "capitulated to the gods of media." ...
Tensions were high as the first expert witness took the stand at the CNN defamation trial brought by U.S. Navy veteran ...
As the trial in Florida enters its second week, attorneys for Zachary Young, the security consultant named in the CNN story, ...
A director of standards at CNN defended the network's story at the center of a defamation case as "very fair." ...
CNN editor Thomas Lumley was grilled on Tuesday after internal messages showed he was skeptical of the "pretty flawed" report ...
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