Libel, Accountability Standards for Media May Be Due for Reexamination, Professor Says

Libel, Accountability Standards for Media May Be Due for Reexamination, Professor Says
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for the official group photo at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC on Nov. 30, 2018. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas concurred in February 2019 in denying Katherine McKee’s request for a review of her status as a “limited public figure,” he included an observation that shook the mainstream news media.

McKee, who had claimed comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her years ago, sued him for libel after Cosby’s lawyer publicly accused her of dishonesty.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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