Judge Advances Musk’s Lawsuit Against Media Matters

Law & Crime reports:

In a 16-page ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee who previously sided with Musk on discovery and who reportedly owns Tesla stock, wrote that a review of the “relevant case law” led him to the conclusion that Media Matters, its president Angelo Carusone, and extremism investigative reporter Eric Hananoki must face a suit claiming they tried to “harm” X’s business and spark an advertiser exodus with an article that said the social media company placed major brands’ ads “next to content that touts Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.”

Read the full article. In the last week, CBS News has published two articles that back up the claims first made by Media Matters, which has since laid off around a dozen staffers, citing legal defense costs.

‘Sufficient allegations’: Federal judge refuses to throw out Elon Musk and X’s ‘thermonuclear’ Media Matters lawsuit over ‘smear campaign’ https://t.co/DCq3qYOgNu

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