In a significant blow to former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, the US Supreme Court has intervened to block his attempt to collect an $8.2 million defamation award. The award was initially granted to Moore after a lower court ruled that a 2017 Democratic campaign ad, which criticized his handling of a child molestation case from his past, had damaged his reputation. Moore, who has a history of controversy, had been seeking to collect the award from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, but the Supreme Court's decision on Monday puts a halt to those plans. The court's move is likely to have significant implications for the future of defamation cases in the US, particularly in the context of high-profile political campaigns.
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a bid by former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore to collect an $8.2 million defamation award stemming from a Democratic campaign ad that ran during his unsuccessful 2017 Senate bid.
