Rudy Giuliani Loses Bid to Dismiss $148 Million Georgia Defamation Judgment

Mr. Giuliani filed for bankruptcy protection in December 2023.

Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 21, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

A federal judge upheld a jury decision from December that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million in damages to two Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed after the 2020 election.

Mr. Giuliani filed for bankruptcy protection in December 2023, a day after receiving the order.