Former Las Vegas Casino -Managing Director Steve Wynn has asked the US Supreme Court to rethink a historical decision from 1964 which has established the US standard for damages – and has been a bedrock for free press protection – over the past 60 years.
Wynn seeks the review of the New York Times against Sullivan in connection with his slander for the Associated Press and reporter Regina Garcia Cano 2018. In the mood, he said that AP published false statements with “actual evil” about accusations that he was engaged in sexual behavior with women.
In February 2018, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department held a news conference that revealed that two women submitted complaints against Wynn – one in Las Vegas, the other in Chicago – decades apart.
AP reporter Cano requested copies of citizens’ complaints from the police according to Nevada Public Records Act, and her story based on the police reports appeared in newspapers and websites across the country, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
Wynn has denied all accusations of sexual misunderstanding against him.
“Any decision to scale back or unwind the New York Times against the Sullivan decision would be a massive blow to freedoms and the media’s ability to report on public figures,” said Review-Journal Executive Editor Glenn Cook about Wynn’s presentation.
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