MiamiTrump cannot refile his Wall Street Journal suit.
A public figure’s denial does not stop a newspaper from publishing, the judge ruled.
Judge Darrin Gayles found Trump never pleaded actual malice, meaning the Journal knew its birthday-letter report was false.
A spokesman for Trump’s legal team said the president will keep pressing the case.
Trump’s separate defamation suits against the BBC and The New York Times remain pending.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 200+ reports worldwide
- The New York Times
- emphasizes that the judge found the malice allegations 'conclusory, vague' and 'irrelevant', and that the suit tried to 'manufacture flaws' in the investigation
- BBC leans critical
- foregrounds the 'with prejudice' ruling that bars refiling, and the judge's 'thoughtful and detailed investigation' praise for the Journal
- Hindustan Times
- rebuts the claim that a public figure's denial blocks reporting, quoting the judge: 'Were that the law, any time a public figure... denies an accusation, journalists would be immediately blocked'
- Yahoo News leans critical
- details the 'drawing of a naked woman' and the 'Donald' and 'Jeffrey' dialogue from the released birthday note
- Al Jazeera Online
- reports the judge's suggestion that Trump's team tried to 'manufacture flaws' in the Journal's investigation
Sources: The New York Times, BBC, Hindustan Times, Yahoo News, Al Jazeera Online