Technology,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 18, 2025
Judge declines to block X's legal fight against Media Matters
A federal judge refused Media Matters' request to block X Corp.'s lawsuits in Ireland and Singapore, deferring to a Texas court on the dispute. Media Matters argues X is engaging in "libel tourism" to silence criticism, while X claims the advocacy group's reporting damaged its advertiser relationships.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria declined to "take the drastic step" of issuing a temporary restraining order against X Corp., formerly Twitter, that would "effectively prevent" the company from litigating its disparagement claims against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America in Texas federal court.
Media Matters sought a TRO early Monday, arguing that X's competing anti-suit injunction, filed the same day in a related Texas case, would block i...
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