The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a prominent supporter of former President Donald Trump who is trying to fend off a defamation suit.
The founder of MyPillow and a regular presence at Trump's rallies is being sued by a company that makes voting machines.
The judge who denied the effort was appointed by the Trump administration. The case was not ready to be reviewed by the US Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court was asked to rule on whether he could immediately appeal in order to avoid lengthy court proceedings.
The court's landmark 1964 decision in New York Times Co. v Sullivan set the standard for defamation claims. He said that the company didn't prove that he knew his comments were false or that they were spoken with a disregard for truth.
The lower federal court did not agree.
A reasonable juror could conclude that the existence of a vast international conspiracy that is ignored by the government but proven by a spreadsheet on an internet blog is so incredibly implausible that only a reckless man would believe it.
According to the company, the claims were false or with reckless disregard for the truth.
MyPillow is a case
The Supreme Court won't hear the case of the My Pillow CEO.
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