Florida Appeals Court Rejects Pulitzer Board Bid to Pause Trump’s Defamation Case

The board is being sued by Trump over prizes it awarded to two publications for reporting on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

President Donald Trump takes a question during a swearing-in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington Jeanine Pirro (R) in the Oval Office on May 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

A Florida appellate court on May 28 sided with President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board over awards given to The New York Times and The Washington Post for stories alleging Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

The ruling from the Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida marks yet another win for Trump in the legal dispute, which began in late 2022.