Florida Supreme Court Rejects Pulitzer Prize Board Request to Pause Trump Lawsuit

A state appeals court also ruled in May that the defamation litigation should proceed.

The Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee on Jan. 22, 2023. Nanette Holt/the Epoch Times

The Florida Supreme Court decided on Aug. 26 that it will not pause President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board.

The Pulitzer board had urged the court to put the litigation on hold during Trump’s presidency because presidential immunity may prevent a state court from compelling him through orders.